Religion has always been manipulated for political ends, especially in Northern Nigeria. Islamic religious groups “have become one of the veritable tools of political mobilisation in contemporary African democratising societies including Nigeria”, said Musa Kabir Umar of the Department of Political Science, Umaru Musa Yar’adua University Katsina. Abdullahi Tanko Yakasai, leader of Northern Young Professionals […]
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