Kayode Komolafe Terrorism is not a native crime of any ethnic group or religion in Nigeria. Journalists are therefore not helping the cause of security when they, perhaps unwitting-ly, associate a religion or an ethnic nationality with terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, armed robbery or any other violent crime in their headlines. If anything, ethnic labels and stereotypes can only problematise the war against the criminals who have rendered parts of the country unsafe by their activities.