The religious aspect of the violence, the report says, is reinforced by radical Islamist groups like Boko Haram which, the task force believes, exploits the secular issues, and the revenge killings by Christians and Muslims.<\/p>\n
The report states: \u201d\u02dcThe joint delegation believes that the primary causes of the current tension and conflict in Nigeria are not inherently based in religion but rather, rooted in a complex matrix of political, social, ethnic, economic, and legal problems, among which the issue of justice\u201d\u201dor the lack of it\u201d\u201dlooms large as a common factor. Nevertheless, the joint delegation acknowledges that there is a possibility that the current tension and conflict might become subsumed by its religious dimension (especially along geographical \u201d\u02dcreligious fault\u201d\u201clines\u2019) and so particularly warns against letting this idea\u201d\u201dthrough misperception and simplification\u201d\u201d become a self\u201d\u201c fulfilling prediction.\u2019<\/p>\n