Nigeria: Is This a Battle for 2015?  By Kabir Mato,Daily Trust
There is a growing theory emerging amongst several elites of
Northern extraction. They allege that the violence that seems
unabated in several parts of the region is merely precipitated
by the powers that be in order to keep grip on power come 2015.
The theory suggests that some callous politicians and possibly
people in power sponsor the bombings in places of worship in
several cities so as to continue to broaden the gap that
currently exists between the major groups in the North.  It is
argued that the attempts that several people from the Muslim and
Christian communities in various parts of the area to come
together and forge ahead as a people is seen as a major
challenge by certain political forces. Therefore the only way
any such efforts at ensuring peace and unity amongst the various
peoples in this part of Nigeria could be thawed is by
intensifying bombings and evocation of sentiments on the major
fault lines that exist amongst the people