12 causes of ethnic conflict in Nigeria – #2, #6 and #8 has led to death of millions of people

12) Long Military Incursion in Government

Long rule by the military in Nigeria put military psyche into Nigerians. This affects the way civilians treat themselves with a lot of suspicion and hatred as if they are in a war zone. Civilians have assimilated military behavior and use it in simple disputes between neighbors and this sometimes lead to ethnic conflict. The show and use of force by some members of the armed forces, police and political office holders, give citizens wrong role models to copy. For example these leaders use Sirens and drive recklessly on our roads as if to say that might is right.

Many Nigerians live under a lot of pressure hence the short fuse that makes little misunderstandings lead to ethnic conflicts, killings and destruction of properties with reckless abandon as if a fellow citizen’s life is worthless as long as it is the other persons’.

Where is the value and sanctity of human life?

You can put the cause of this bad behavior against fellow citizens to long military rule, and partly to lack of a Nigerian Vision or dream.

Conclusion

This article discussed some of the causes of ethnic conflict in Nigeria. What are the solutions? The solutions to avert future occurrence includes the development of all parts of the country, and practice of justice and equity in the land. Finally, the use of ethnic and religious sentiments to cause division and conflicts will lose its appeal when you amend the constitution, and government starts fiscal federalism and devolution of power to the states and local government councils. Conflicts do not do us any good so let us shun them and fight for peace and progress instead.

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