The Nation Newspaper Plateau security: Military cautions preachers against inciting sermons
Religious leaders have been warned to desist from making inciting comments that could threaten the peace of the country.
He lamented the damages inciting sermons from religious leaders have caused to include fueling tension and anger amongst religious groups. Delivering a paper on the topic: ‘The Effects Of Incitive Preaching On Peaceful Coexistence On The Plateau,’ the guest speakers, Sheikh Ghazali Ismail, Deputy Chief Imam, Jos Central Mosque; and Reverend Father Boniface Nkum, Director of Studies Saint Augustine Missionary School Jos, said religious leaders have strong potential to influence their followers.
They advised that a similar symposium should be organised at the local levels to educate people on the need for religious tolerance.On his part, the Special Adviser on Security to Plateau State Governor, Brigadier General GG Shipi , disclosed that there must be public condemnation of preachers of inciting statements especially by followers of same faith.
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