Clerics in Southern Nigeria hinges religious intolerance, conflicts on political manipulation, ignorance
By Editor July 27, 2024 Religious leaders in Southern Nigeria have blamed ignorance and political manipulations for religious intolerance and conflicts in the country. DailyMonitorngr reports that the religious leaders, who are from Edo, Ebonyi and Osun States were unanimous that if adherents of both Islam and Christianity had the full knowledge of both religions, there would be less religious intolerance and conflicts in the country. These leaders made the submission in Benin City during a panel session at one-day Grassroots Sensitisation Programme on Freedom of Religion and Belief (FORB) in Nigeria. The event was organised by the National Human rights Commission, NHRC, lfor religious leaders from Edo, Ebonyi and Osun States. The programme funded by King Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz International Centre for inter-religious dialogue, KAICIID, was organized in collaboration with the Kukah Center (TKC), Nasrul-lahi-l-Fathiu Society (NASFAT). The religious leaders, who spoke at t