The upsurge of religious intolerance in Southwestern Nigeria: Whither Yoruba cultural values?

Abstract

Concerning religion, the Yoruba people of the south-western part of Nigeria are often touted as a very tolerant group of people, given the peaceful nature of the cohabitation of multiple religions within their families and communities. However, in recent years, there has been a trend of sporadic conflicts between adherents of Indigenous, Islam, and Christian religions such that it is indicative of a threat to the system which has sustained the harmonious co-existence of the different faiths in Yorubaland. Thus, drawing on primary and secondary sources, this paper argues that the trend of religious intolerance in Yorubaland is an indication of an impending religious crisis and advocates that the Yoruba cultural values which sustained the multiplicity of religious systems in Yorubaland in the time past needs to be revitalized to prevent the outbreak of a major religious crisis.

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