Nigeria: Christians and Muslims have shared the same soil for centuries.

None of the violence has to do with the revelations of Christ or Mohammed. The violence has to do with greed. Man’s desire for control and dominate shrouded in a veil of theocracy to exploit the weak and illiterate.
Several people were wounded in a bomb blast in Maiduguri on Saturday, a city in remote northeastern Nigeria which has been plagued by almost daily attacks from a radical Islamist sect.

"Three soldiers have been injured in the Saturday evening bomb blast that occurred close to the Palace of the Shehu of Borno," Hassan Mohammed, an officer in the Joint Task Force (JTF) told Reuters.

The Shehu is a traditional ruler in Borno state, one of the poorest regions in Africa's most populous nation, close to borders with Chad, Cameroon and Niger.

Witnesses at a local hospital said at least one body from the blast site had been brought to the mortuary.

Boko Haram, which wants sharia law more widely applied across Nigeria, has claimed responsibility for almost daily bombings and shootings in Borno, mostly targeting police, churches and drinking spots.

The JTF have been accused of using indiscriminate force in retaliation to the attacks, leading to the deaths of civilians and the destruction of homes. The government said there have been only isolated misdemeanors by soldiers.

The heightened clashes between the JTF and Boko Haram forced thousands to flee Maiduguri earlier this month. Violence has killed more than 150 people in the city this year.

Bomb blasts in the north have replaced militant attacks on oil facilities hundreds of kilometers (miles) away in the southern Niger Delta as the main security threat in Nigeria. The United States and European Union have condemned the violence.

Boko Haram strikes have spread farther afield in recent months, including a bomb in the car park of national police headquarters in the capital, Abuja, last month.

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“The car belonging to Goodluck Jonathan was stoned by mobs in Uganda,” said Fred Opolot, director of the government media center. “The security shot around the area, and one person was shot dead.”

It must be recalled that Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Attahiru Jega declared Jonathan winner of controversial Nigeria April 16, polls. INEC documented that Jonathan polled more than 30. 2. Million votes, followed by distance CPC-candidate, Buhari with 10.3 Million of votes cast. Buhari draws majority of his support from Muslim Islamic States up North. Nigeria pre-polls and post elections were marred with rioters led by Islamic zealots in twelve Shariah Northern states. Reports say, more than 3,000 was killed culminating to the chaotic polls, with thousands currently displaced internally in Northern States of what is called Nigeria.

Meanwhile, between 3,000 to 5,000 Nigeria Youth Service Corps (NYSC) remain stranded in Bauchi alone, and other places, with many Corpers murdered in cold-blood by CPC-supporters and rioters. Curiously, the country appears divided by North and South. Coincidentally, Museveni’s victory in Uganda has been marred by massive protests by opposition groups who claimed the Uganda polls were rigged ruling party led by Museveni.

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The violence in Nigeria cuts across 13 states, demonstrating the religious and ethnic tensions that divide Africa’s most populous nation.

Heavy gunfire echoes through the cities. Crowds burn buildings and tires and throw stones at security forces.

A nation endowed with vast resources is unable to evolve from barbarism = welcome to the 21st Century.