Root causes of Terrorism: 2. 2. ZONING DEPRIVATION Some have said that the escalation of terrorism is the fallout of the loss of the North in the political equation after the death of Umaru Musa Yar’adua and the subsequent 2011 elections. If this were the case, then perhaps the attempt to restructure the nation with a view to encourage fairness would have sent a green light to the aggrieved that dialogue could solve this problem. At least, the National Conference 2014 has recommended the zoning of political offices and the management of an occasion of the death of a president in such a way that no zone is disadvantaged. This would have, at least, calmed frayed political nerves. Stakeholders would then wait to see what the outcome of the conference would be. The worsening of the situation and the targeting of northern political icons show that this is more than sectarian grievance. In line with the notion of a northern grievance, some mischievous Nigerians especially from the South, sought to link General Muhammadu Buhari to Boko Haram despite the fact that he had been identified by the sect as a potential target. Now that he narrowly escaped death in a terrorist attack, cynics, seeking to give a dog a bad name in order to hang it, have said that the chickens have come home to roost. Balderdash . Pst Tunde Bakare
Posted on: Sun, 27 Jul 2014 18:09:41 +0000
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