‘Nigeria Needs Help On Boko Haram’
ICC Note
“The government seems helpless. The security agents, even though they are all over the place, do not seem to provide the security that would allow people to go about their normal businesses peacefully. People are afraid that if this conflict situation continues, the consequences will be disastrous.”

08/22/2012 Nigeria (The Nation)-The President of the Nigeria Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama, has called on the international community to help Nigeria improve on security, so that the activities of the Boko Haram sect can be curbed.
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He said: “There is high religious tension in Nigeria, but Christians and Muslims are not at war.
“Boko Haram is at war with Christians, but not the whole Islamic community.
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He said people must look for the root causes of tension in Nigeria, including economic, political and social issues that trigger crises that end up as religious crises.
The cleric said: “The vast majority of Nigerians want to live in peace and are frightened by the actions and agenda of Boko Haram, but somehow, the violence continues to grow.
“The government seems helpless. The security agents, even though they are all over the place, do not seem to provide the security that would allow people to go about their normal businesses peacefully.
“People are afraid that if this conflict situation continues, the consequences will be disastrous.”
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