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Title:The implications of religious conflicts for national security in Nigeria
Authors:Momodu, A. Jude
Edem, Essiere EkopISNI
Year:2010
Periodical:Orita: Ibadan Journal of Religious Studies (ISSN 0030-5596)
Volume:42
Issue:1
Pages:17-33
Language:English
Geographic term:Nigeria
Subjects:interreligious relations
conflict
national security
Christianity
Islam
Abstract:This paper examines the perennial violent religious conflicts, especially between Muslims and Christians, in Nigeria and the implications of these conflicts for the country's national security. Religious violence usually results in colossal loss of lives and destruction of property. It impedes socioeconomic development, social cohesion and political stability. In order to curb the proliferation of religious conflicts in Nigeria, the paper proposes a multipronged approach - political, security, economic and social - to deal constructively with the immediate and root causes of religious conflicts. Ref., sum. [Journal abstract]
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