Religious Insurrections in Nigeria
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Date
2008
Authors
Adegoke, K.A.
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Publisher
Centre for Issues in the Development of Africa
Abstract
Nigeria, as all independent nation, adopting the democratic system of governmentt, has been be deviled by multiitudes of religious crisis dating back to periods before her independence. The selection of 1979 Constitution which serves as a begining period for tho easy analysis. On many occasions, Nigerians had been on the receiving end after each of such uprisings as many lives were lost and properties were destroyed. This paper examines the religious crisis in the Nigerian natlon between 1979 and 2007. The purpose is to see the impact of such threats to political stability of the Nigeria nation under the democratic dispensation. Such analysis will help us as Nigerians to know how to check such destructive challenges for the integration of the nation. The paper suggests some solutions for religious harmony and national stability.
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Staff publications
Keywords
Religious insurrection , Religious crisis , Religious intolerance , Religious revolt , Nigeria , Research Subject Categories::HUMANITIES and RELIGION::Religion/Theology::Islamology
Citation
Adegoke, K. A. (2008). Religious Insurrections in Nigeria" in Akorede, V. E. (ed.), Journal of Issues on African Development, a Journal of Centre for Issues in the Development of Africa, 1(1), 241-248.