In the report, it describes some of the current and past religous conflicts that have occurred in the Nigerian capital, Jos, between the biggest ethnic group in the area that are apart of the Hausa-Fulani community in northern Nigeria and the local ethnic groups which are predomidatley Christian. In a particular incident, a Christian mob set fire to a Muslim school and killed six students in the attack and throughout the city hundreds of others were reportedly killed within the span of 48 hours. Many people argue that the conflict is not religion but it is a battle over which ethnic group holds the power and are the "rightful owners" of the city. The article reports that many local governements in Nigeria actually show favoritism to people viewed as the original inhabitants which cause an unequal distribution of who receives the better education and employment. The conflicts still are occuring in Nigeria and a seperation of Christians and Muslims have voluntarily occured but a plan on how to cease the prejudice and violence is still wavering. The article mentions social cleavages caused by religion. Because Muslims and Christians have had a wide range of violence towards each other over who has the right to the ownership of the city, it has created favoritism in the government. For example, in the report, "Members of the Hausa-Fulani community say they are discriminated against because the government of Plateau State sees them as “settlers”. "
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