Den erfarne præsident Olusugun Obasanjo står i stigende grad over for den vanskelige udfordring at skulle kontrollere urolighederne mellem muslimerne i nord og de kristne i den sydlige del af landet, hvilket ofte resulterer i grusomme blodbade.
However, veteran President Olusugun Obasanjo is increasingly facing the difficult challenge of keeping riots under control between northern Muslims and Christian southerners, not infrequently culminating in gruesome blood baths.