EXAMINATION OF RELIGIOPHOBIA AND POLITICIZATION OF RELIGIOUS CONFLICTS IN POSTCOLONIAL NIGERIA
EXAMINATION OF RELIGIOPHOBIA AND POLITICIZATION OF RELIGIOUS CONFLICTS IN POSTCOLONIAL NIGERIA

Summary/Abstract: Nigeria, like some other African countries since independence, has been plugged into a series of religious and political uprisings resulting in mayhem, the deaths of thousands of people, and damage to properties. For example, Boko Haram's recent militarization has harmed Nigeria's stability and put the nation under continual danger. As a result, the paper investigates religious conflicts in postcolonial Nigeria in connection to religiophobia and religious politicization as causative variables. Historical and phenomenological approaches are used to achieve the stated goal. Findings reveal that the lack of social control mechanisms that characterized traditional Nigerian societies in the precolonial era, such as kinship, religious inclusiveness, non-religious sentimental political systems, and community wellbeing, led to the escalation of religious conflicts in postcolonial Nigeria. The paper proposes that religious and political ideologists and religious groups should pursue genuine political and religious supremacy devoid of violence.

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