Islamists exacerbate Nigeria’s deadly diversity

Nigeria’s conflicts are complex, but the explicit targeting of Christians by the Islamist movement Boko Haram is undeniable. As Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has declared: “Everyone knows that democracy and the constitution is paganism. … You Christians should know that Jesus … is not the Son of God. This religion of Christianity you are practicing is not a religion of God? — it is paganism. … We are trying to coerce you to embrace Islam, because that is what God instructed us to do.”