The Movement for Cognitive Justice (CMJ), on Monday said Nigeria must recognise and give equality to its diverse ethnic groups to end recurring conflicts in the country.
Dr Kajit Bagu, the founder of the movement, said at a press conference in Kaduna that the present structure has left the country with identity crisis forcing ethnic nationalities to clamour for equality and justice.
According to him, Nigeria was brought under a single entity by the British without due recognition to their diversity and equality.
“The British drew arbitrary lines in carving out the territory it named Nigeria without the consent of the people, and through its principle of divide and rule, placed one ethnic group over another.
“And today, the country is grappled with identity crises, recurrent conflicts and genocide; citizenship, indigeneship and the Fulani and settlers question, and increasing…
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