The Jos Crises and Boko Haram Terrorism: Case Reviews of Muslim-Christian Conflicts in Postcolonial Northern Nigeria

Abstract

T he inclusion of the topic of this chapter in this study is contingent on the following: first, the crises in Jos and other parts of Plateau state possess very clear and most empirical evidences of why there have been, there are, and there may be similar Muslim-Christian violent conflicts in other parts of northern Nigeria between Hausa-Fulanis and other northern and southern ethnicities residing in northern Nigeria. Second, the activities of Boko Haram in northern Nigeria demonstrate how severe and ferocious the use of violence in the name of religion has grown over the decades. The crises in Jos paradoxically provide manifest but painful consequences of political, economic, cultural, and even religious imperialism that defines life for many non-Hausa-Fulani minority ethnicities resident in northern Nigeria as well as tell the story of the deprivation, marginalization, and struggles of non-indigenes in northern Nigerian communities. Third, this chapter highlights the dangerous extent violence in the name of religion will destroy the fabric of unity and peace necessary for coexistence in modern society. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.

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