Abstract:
This study looked at terrorist bombing in Nigeria: A critical Analysis of its socio-political roots since 2000 – 2011. If focuses on two main research questions: (i), Is there a positive relationship between religious fundamentalism and terrorist bombing in Nigeria? (ii); Does the presidential power shift to the south account for terrorist bombings in Nigeria. The study adopted frustration-aggression theory as theoretical framework of analysis, secondary sources of data which was generated through observational method was used. Descriptive qualitative method of data analysis was used for analysis of generated data. In respect of the above research questions, two observations are made. First, there is a positive relationship between religious fundamentalism and terrorist bombings in Nigeria. Second, the presidential power shift to the south account for terrorist bombings in Nigeria. It therefore recommended that the convocation of a sovereign national conference is a matter of urgency, zoning formular that will rotate presidential seat among the six geo-political zones in Nigeria will be of great important; job opportunities should be the topmost agenda of the government in order to engage the teaming youths amongst others.
