Some officials say the Boko Haram rebellion is growing. The group is mainly active in three northeastern Nigerian states. The area is under emergency rule.
Member of Parliament Herman Hembe says the government has been spending huge amounts of money on security. But he does not think things are getting better.
I dont see any improvement. Its just been getting worse.
Boko Haram has been blamed for thousands of deaths since the rebellion began in . Amnesty International says 1,500 people have been killed in attacks this year. The group says about 500,000 have fled their homes.
Boko Haram says it wants to destroy the government. The group also wants to enforce its version of Islamic law.
Many observers partly blame the rebellion on extreme poverty. They say unemployment drives young men to fight for Boko Haram for small amounts of money.
Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor is president of the Christian Association of Nigeria. He says the rebellion is the result of religious extremism although poverty does drive some to join the group.
Its about ideology. Its not poverty. Its not about marginalization. Yes it is true that when you deal with poverty, you may reduce the number of recruits people that they can recruit.
The only way to end the rebellion, says the pastor, is to fight the extremism through education and the religious leadership in mostly-Muslim northern states.
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