Nigeria's Continuing Manifestations of Religious Bigotry and Intolerance

by Eze Eluchie,

When an ethnocentric and religious bigot presides over a secular country, systematic efforts to outlaw all other religions except the bigots religion takes center stage (such as the present instance of exclusion of all other religious associations except the Islamic Muslim Student Society of Nigeria in a university funded from state treasury).

This effort at religious cleansing by the Umar Musa Yar'Adua University, Katsina State, is merely one of several of its kind going on simultaneously across the country masterminded by government agencies. Other manifestations of religious bigotry (some of which have taken place with explicit support and or encouragement of Nigeria's Federal Government, include: Ethnic and religious cleansing, interference in the management of Christian religious organizations, demolition of Christian places of worship, abolition of Christian association from educational institutions and other public forums, and so on. These efforts will continue and perhaps only abate when frontally confronted.

FREEMIND and the various media associated with it and FB Page had, prior to the 2015 presidential elections, severally warned Nigerians of the character and persona of Mr. Buhari prior to the 2015 general elections. Now as religious bigotry manifests in high political offices in Nigeria, and the highest political office for that matter, Nigerians and the rest of the interested international community should brace themselves for what portends to be a most turbulent period – as there is bound to be resistance to the unfolding evil.

For any still interested in keeping the Nigerian contraption as an entity, the very first steps must be how to, within the provisions of the law, get the Muhammadu Buhari-led junta and its ethno-religious extremist mannerisms out of office as soon as possible.

Restructure and Renegotiate the Nigerian contraption whilst there is yet time.....

Picture: Copy of circular banning all religious except the Islamic Muslim Students Society of Nigeria in a publicly funded university in the home State of President Buhari.