Nigeria factors intolerance

I read with interest Rick Fee's article The Nigeria Factor in February.
Although it may have been true in the past that Nigeria was a model for tolerance, it would not seem to hold much credibility now. I quote from Religious Freedom in the World by Paul Marshall, published in 2000. The country profile of Nigeria states: "It is estimated that 13,000 Nigerians, both Muslim and Christian but mainly Christian, have died as a result of religious conflicts since 1980."
Also, organizations such as Voice of the Martyrs, who are dedicated to helping persecuted Christians around the world and spreading awareness in the West, report mobs incited by Muslim militants attacking villages, burning churches and homes, and killing Christians. In 2004, in the state of Plateau, 1,500 Christians were killed and 173 church buildings destroyed. The Zamfara state governor declared last April that all non-Islamic places of worship would soon be destroyed. On February 9, it was reported that militant Muslims had pronounced a death sentence on five Christians expelled from schools in Nigeria, for sharing the gospel with Muslim students. These are just a few examples of what is happening in Nigeria.