Refrain from inciting sermons, Army warns religious leaders
By Matthew Atungwu
The General Officer Commanding the 3 Division of the Nigerian Army and Commander, Operation Safe Haven, (OPSH), Major-General AE Abubakar has warned religious leaders in Plateau State to refrain from making inciting sermons.
He threatened to hold religious leaders accountable if they were found to be lacking.
Numerous incidents of ethno-religious conflict have occurred in Plateau State, resulting in hundreds of fatalities.
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Major-General Abubakar, while addressing the religious leaders on Saturday during a symposium at the 3 Division of the Nigerian Army, Rukuba Barrack, Jos, explained that the aim of organizing the event was to foster greater understanding and collaboration between security agencies and religious leaders.
In a remark, Rev Father Boniface Nkum stressed that “all communities must educate their clergymen on the need for religious harmony and tolerance for other faiths and the need for them to keep their sermon within the realm of moderation and modesty.”