Sunday August 2, 2009

I've Been thinking:

Nearly 1,000 Nigerians have been killed over the past few days.

The killing is a result of a coup d'etat initiated by a radical Islamic group called Boko Haram. This group wants to transform Nigeria into an Islamic state, they want the state to run according to Shaaria, Islamic law.
Most of the fighting is taking place in the Northern section of Nigeria.

Nigeria, with a population of 148 million, is the most populous nation in Africa.
Nigeria is a black African nation off the West Coast of Africa, it borders Chad.
Nigeria has a history of take-overs, but since 1999 it has been governed as a pseudo-democracy and significant efforts have been made to stem corruption.

Right now, a lot of people have killed and the number of killed will continue to rise.
This insurgence will not be well covered in the press and the tensions that underlie the violence will not even be raised.

Islamic movements are on the rise.
We must monitor them carefully

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