I am writing with regard to the article "The menace of Boko Haram" (Feb. 27). As one who knows the history of Nigeria, this is all the "spillover" after the granting of independence by Britain. The immediate aftermath was the assassination of prime minister Abu Bakr Tafawa Balewa and the Sultan of Sokoto. Although I do not approve of what Boko Haram is doing, it is the Christian West that was responsible for attempting to stop the growth of Islam. Whatever name you give the terrorists, this is what is happening all around the Muslim world. Please do not blame Islam if they hit back. Ismaeel Marikar, Online response
