The Conflict Between The Muslims And The North

Nigeria is a country with abundant resources and the potential to be a very powerful nation, but it is hampered by many problems. These problems are caused by Nigeria’s colonization by England. Because of this intrusion on their way of life, their future was altered dramatically. The nation of Nigeria as a whole has suffered greatly as a country because of this colonization, its problem is rooted in the way it was colonized and ruled.

Religion has played a big part of history around the world. Through religion we have learned so much about different cultures, beliefs and Traditions. Some of the religions that we discover in history are still dominate religions until this day. The Christianity and Islam Religion are two of the most practiced religions around the world today. From Christianity and Islam you get Christians and Muslims. The Christians and Muslims during the Crusades have similar and not so similar views on personal virtues and religious practices.

One example of the impact of Christianity on traditional religions is the state of Nigeria. In the state of Nigeria, its native religion is Yoruba. Islam is also the second largest religion that came to Nigeria from the middle east by trading between merchants. With the emergence of Christianity, Yoruba and Islam felt threatened by the number of people who were either forces or convinced in converting to Christianity. Leaders of these two religions did not stand still toward the issue.They put in a lot of efforts in order to stop Christianity from spreading across the country. However, These efforts seemed to be futile against the cooperation between colonial governments and missionaries, who used their superiority in military power to keep the rebellious African chiefs in their place. Christianity seemed to be used as a tool for the colonial government to show off their superiority of their own religious point of view compared to the traditional religion of native people. Christianity was not used for the sake of spreading religion like its earlier purpose before the colonial

The Boko Haram sect in Nigeria has been a huge problem for the country in the past, and the threat is only growing. This group is considered responsible for a handful of government attacks, targets on the United Nations, and often churches who undermine the Islamic religion. Their actions have spawned from the idea that their country is controlled by “fake Muslims”, and aim to create an Islamic nation ruled with Sharia law.

Nigeria was having an internal war that the Muslims started with the Ibos. It started when they gained independence in 1960. They adopted the feudal systems and had to share power with Lagos, and three state governments in the north, east, and west. In 1964, the Ibos seized power and declared a central dictatorship. The Muslims of the north didn’t like the Ibos because they weren’t Muslim. So they sparked a war in 1967. The Ibos, after a group of northern officers obtained the government positions, created their own

European men have traveled into Nigeria preaching their beliefs on Christianity. THe majority of the Umuofian people are against this new religion being forced upon them. While others are joining to regain a feeling of acceptance. Some are understanding of these changes while others are trying to force the new religion out.

Since the beginging of the human race, wars have erupted over disagreements on religion, economy, ……. etc. Land ………………… Land may be fought over for religious beliefs; may have once been a holy palce for their founders. Land may be fought over because of economic

Many people believe the beginning of these clashes of civilizations started with the crusades. This is because it was one of the earliest set of contacts between the Muslim and Christian worlds. The crusades routed when the Christian leaders wanted to take the Holy Land which was Jerusalem. The conflict here was the Muslim empires had held this land to be there’s since the 600s. These Crusades lasted from 1095-1291 starting with the only successful crusade where the Christians took Jerusalem from Muslin armies in 1099. After the fourth crusade, there was the Sack of Constantinople that made 15,000 homeless, and damage to the city. With this much destruction and fighting and not coming to a final resolution, it’s easy to see how a conflict

On Tuesday, January 17, a Nigerian bombing jet accidentally bombed a refugee camp in Rann. It was an attempted attack against the Nigerian islamist group Boko Haram. The bombing error resulted in over 50 deaths and more than 200 reported injuries. The people that were harmed by the bombing were mostly refugees or aid workers. Some of these workers were affiliated with the Red Cross and MSF, which is an international medical aid organization. The Red Cross was at the camp on the day of the bombing to deliver food to the refugees. Starvation has been a big threat in Nigeria with about 100,000 people at risk. Boko Haram has attempted to overthrow Nigeria's government and replace it with an Islamic state by the means of bombings, assassinations, and abductions. They are responsible for over 20,000 deaths and they have forced 2.6 million people to flee their homes.

Independent from British ruling since 1960, Nigeria today still suffers from ethnical and religious divisions as well as unequal distribution of power and resources among its regions. A high degree of violence and insecurity has shaped Nigeria’s political framework since colonial times. The region is characterized by systematic human under-development and socio-political decay. By draining resources from development, terrorism creates an additional burden on the society and interferes with development opportunities.

Disagreement between Shias and Sunni have been the most important splits in Islamic religion, which are ongoing problems since the 7th century to present-day, conflict in Islamic history has initiated blood spills from generations to generations and is still taking life’s while differences in social and equal opportunities that have taken deep roots in the minds of future leaders.

The first was the weak sense of nationalism caused by all the ethnic groups where religion played a major part of the division. The main three ethnicities in Nigeria are Hausa-Fulani, Yoruba, and Igbo; the former is Muslim while the two latter are Christians. The second cause mentioned was the “divide and rule” which was a British tactic to employ ethnic groups against one another, and thus “helped ensure that ethnicity would be the main line of political cleavage after Nigeria became an independent country.” The third cause is the personal rule system based on “big men” and what this means is that Nigerian’s who worked for the British used their personal relationships to gain power and wealth, and in a certain way it is still used today in the Nigerian government. The fourth devastating cause was the “creation of an increasingly active and interventionist state during WWII and after until its independence in 1960, but that opened the doors to patronage, which would be used to gain political power and wealth. The past reveals the problems Nigeria has had for several decades, some of which have not disappeared but seem to get progressively worse. (CITATION)

Growing ethnic tensions within the confines of the colonial Nigeria, as a result of political instability reached a high upon Nigeria’s independence. There are the Hausa-Fulani tribes in the north, the Yoruba in the southwest and the Igbo in the southeast, consisting of the dominant Nigerian tribes. However, the 1966 anti-Igbo pogrom in the north initiated the conflict. Muslim Hausas in the Nigeria’s northern region began slaughtering of 10,000 - 30,000 Christian Igbos within the region between May and September 1966. The devastating pogrom was in reaction to the multiple killings on January 15th, 1966 when the Igbo led army under the command of General Johnson Thomas Umunnakwe Aguiyi-Ironsi launched a coup d’êtat. The successful coup d 'état raised increasing suspicion of Igbo domination among the Hausa, Fulani and Yoruba leading them to unify and organize a counter-coup lead by General Yakubu Gowon against the

     Nigeria has been a country in political turmoil for a long time. The country was created in 1914 under British colonial rule and at that time it was considered a protectorate. It was not until 1960 that Nigeria received independence from the United Kingdom. One of Nigeria's problems politically is that it has over three hundred different ethnic groups. The three largest of these are the Hausa-Fulani, Igbo, and Yoruba. At the time of the independence of Nigeria it was split up into three states with each state being under the control of one of the major ethnic groups. The natural resources of the other 297 ethnic groups were exploited for the major three groups,

This has led to the emergence of a new breed of oppressors typified by corrupt government officials and emergency agency workers who have become the alpha lords, diverting and siphoning aid meant for displaced persons. The ‘middle class’ in this alternative and unequal social system are the privileged displaced persons who connive with the government workers in their nefarious activities and as a reward get minor crumbs from the alpha lords. At the bottom of the cadre is of course the displaced persons, who, with all the international laws and conventions that serves to protect them, still have to venture out and fend for themselves. The displaced people are also disgruntled and displeased at the way they are treated and helplessness is palpable. Hypothetically, this helplessness can translate into unfettered grievances that need to be expressed, and the government might just find itself confronted with another uprising fueled by state failure and justified by lack of access to basic amenities, just as it was for the Boko Haram