Religious bigotry in Nigeria. Threat to national unity, peace and security of the country

      Аннотация: Nigeria is a fractured nation in which religious hygiene is not espoused. From both sides of the coin, the two most practiced religions i.e. Islam and Christianity nurtured their followers with bogus spiritual ideas as religious leaders became spiritual gladiators whose concerns are followers’ acquisition not sowing the seed of faith. The divine truth has been altered. Nigerians are about to lose the real teachings of religion like a drop of sweet water in the ocean. Sadly, despite our claim to be true adherents of the divine teachings of our faiths, some of us hate, discriminate and kill others on ground of religious difference. Consequently, Nigerian politics has religious coloration rather than essential goodness. In as much as one is affiliated to a certain religious group, members of such religious group endorse him to be at the mantle of authority to the nation with absolutely no concern about his potentials to elevate the country to greater height. ‘The worst thing that happened to Nigeria is diluting religion with politics and politics with religion’ The book is an attempt to give an x-ray on religious bigotry; how it affects Nigerians as people with common destiny.

Ключевые слова: religious, bigotry, Nigeria