The Presidency on Friday faulted last Monday’s report by the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group on International Religious Freedom or Belief....
The Presidency on Friday faulted last Monday’s report by the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group on International Religious Freedom or Belief which accused the federal government of allowing armed Islamist groups to kill, maim and displace Christians, through a systematic cleansingIn the report entitled ‘Nigeria – Unfolding Genocide?’, the group had said : “attacks by armed groups of Islamist Fulani herdsmen have resulted in the killing, maiming, dispossession and eviction of thousands of...
“These issues need to be addressed if we are to save lives and improve the welfare of civilians and the report makes many recommendations about how this can be done.” “In concert with our American and British allies, Nigeria’s military have pushed back the terrorists and largely reduced their capacity over the last five years compared to the previous decade.
These, according to him,include ensuring peaceful coexistence, sustained fight against Boko Haram, negotiations on landholding , inter-faith dialogues ,”continuing and increasing Nigeria’s efforts alongside our allies to fully defeat and finally finish Boko Haram, in order to bring security to the north of the country
“Addressing, through Joint Federal and State Governments programmes, access to arable farmland – with land mandated both for farmers and herders. The federal government will issue detailed measures regarding this plan and its rollout in the coming weeks
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