Not Oversimplified Analysis of violence in Jos
Solomonsydelle offers an op-ed analysis that is anything but oversimplified. It's certainly worth your time if you're going to use Jos as a case study in Nigerian politics.JOS: BLAME GAMES, SPONSORS & NIGERIAN DISTRACTIONS
A recent rash of fighting near Jos left a death toll now numbering 500 and growing. Women, children and the elderly were the main victims and according to reports, most of the dead are Christians. The governor of Plateau State (of which Jos is the capital), has laid the blame for the violence and resulting massacre on Nigeria's military, but who is really to blame?
It is a shame that instead of springing to action, Nigerian officials choose to blame each other and underperform…
[E]ducation, jobs, and a way out of poverty will go a long way to increase peace across Nigeria. And, a key solution to this and many other of the problems Nigeria faces is accountability. Those responsible must be proven to have been complicit and they must be identified prominently, regardless of their station or connections…
Accountability and its sister justice are key elements of every society and particularly the democratic ones. Until Nigerians are armed with the facts that created this situation, they will not be able to adequately respond. And if they do not have an opportunity to constructively respond, the stage will be set for bad blood and retaliation to spur a future repeat of the massacre that just happened in Jos. Only, the onslaught might not limit itself to Jos alone.
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