| When in February 2011, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, announced the bank’s plans to hasten the process of introducing non-interest based Islamic Banking into the financial sector of the country’s economy - a process commenced by his predecessor, Prof. Charles Soludo - Nigerian Christians greeted the proposal with frenzied opposition.
Christian clerics fervently resisted the idea saying it was an attempt to "Islamize" Nigeria and "promote terrorism". They quickly linked the banking model to Al-Qaeda, Al Shabab and Boko Haram and vowed to fight the proposal "fire for fire"..............................................Full Article: Source
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