Genocide In Nigeria Research Paper
A History Of Genocide
Nigeria Synopsis
Nigeria Synopsis Nigeria starts it 's existence much like other African countries drawn up mostly for a land claim, with little or no thought given to those people who reside in it 's actual boundaries. With many different ethnic groups within its boundaries Nigeria appears both as very diverse and very unstable. The 3 predominant groups are the Igbo in the southeast, Yoruba in the southwest, and Hausa in the north. Held together mostly by the United Kingdom 's occupation until 1960. Heavy slave trade in the region prior to Britannia 's occupation meant the area was already at a state of unease. In 1960 Great Britain’s occupation ceased and Nigeria became an independent country. 6 years later the country enter a civil war. The British kept the …show more content…
After the war the Republic of Biafra was reabsorbed into Nigeria. But the unification has still remained unstable. In 1998 MASSOB (Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra) was formed. Claiming to be strictly peaceful the organization has still re opened what can only be expressed as deep feelings in Nigeria. Then in 2009 the Boko Haram, an extremist Islamic group that can be likened to Al-Qaeda, forcefully made their presence known in northern Nigeria. Along with this the country for the first time since the war has its first elected president Goodluck Johnathan, who is busy not only trying to deal with the two separatist movements but also the corruption within the Nigerian government which has flourished under the military rule. Top it off with gas prices at an all time high and oil wells a plenty in Nigeria the potential for ignition of this powder keg is high. Without out some serious deterrents from the rest of the world a mass genocide in Nigeria seems practically
Nigeria Synopsis
Nigeria Synopsis Nigeria starts it 's existence much like other African countries drawn up mostly for a land claim, with little or no thought given to those people who reside in it 's actual boundaries. With many different ethnic groups within its boundaries Nigeria appears both as very diverse and very unstable. The 3 predominant groups are the Igbo in the southeast, Yoruba in the southwest, and Hausa in the north. Held together mostly by the United Kingdom 's occupation until 1960. Heavy slave trade in the region prior to Britannia 's occupation meant the area was already at a state of unease. In 1960 Great Britain’s occupation ceased and Nigeria became an independent country. 6 years later the country enter a civil war. The British kept the …show more content…
After the war the Republic of Biafra was reabsorbed into Nigeria. But the unification has still remained unstable. In 1998 MASSOB (Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra) was formed. Claiming to be strictly peaceful the organization has still re opened what can only be expressed as deep feelings in Nigeria. Then in 2009 the Boko Haram, an extremist Islamic group that can be likened to Al-Qaeda, forcefully made their presence known in northern Nigeria. Along with this the country for the first time since the war has its first elected president Goodluck Johnathan, who is busy not only trying to deal with the two separatist movements but also the corruption within the Nigerian government which has flourished under the military rule. Top it off with gas prices at an all time high and oil wells a plenty in Nigeria the potential for ignition of this powder keg is high. Without out some serious deterrents from the rest of the world a mass genocide in Nigeria seems practically