Blaine Harden : “The saving grace in Nigeria’s religious split is the Yoruba. The tribe serves as a kind of religious buffer, noisy but not explosive.
As much as they relish escalating an inconsequential disagreement into a full-blown screaming match, the Yoruba are not inclined to die in the name of either Christ or Mohammed.
They were a most reluctant participant in the Biafra war. Yoruba Muslims enjoy their beer; Yoruba Christians set no record for church attendance…
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