Solving religious conflicts: Beyond the moral case

The Nation | December 23, 2020 | By Abare Kallah; Isa Buba and Shanta Premawardhana

OUR common understanding of the stakes of religious and ethnic conflict is inadequate, especially in complicated, populous areas like the north and northeast zones of Nigeria. Put simply, many of the stakeholders who should be investing in solutions do not fully recognise themselves in the problem. Others see how their interests are impacted by religious violence but don’t see any hope of addressing it.