Insecurity, terrorism in Nigeria not religion driven — Senate

By Henry Umoru

ABUJA- THE Senate has said that insecurity and coercion successful Nigeria with wanton killings and monolithic demolition of spot was not driven by religion, but by geography and circumstance.

The legislature has, however, resolved to clasp an enforcement league to deliberate connected increasing planetary discussions portraying Nigeria arsenic a state that persecutes Christians.

Both the President of the Senate,  Senator Godswill Akpabio and the Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele (APC, Ekiti Central) said that coercion was not driven by religion during discussions connected a question connected the request to close misconceptions regarding the purported “Christian Genocide” communicative successful Nigeria and successful the planetary community.

It was sponsored by Senator Ali Ndume(APC, Borno South) and co- sponsored by 20 others.

Ndume successful the question urged the Senate to prosecute the US legislature and others to clarify the misconception, insisting that Nigeria’s information challenges were multi- dimensional and not religion- driven.

After contributions supporting the motion, the Senate noted that due to the fact that of the analyzable and delicate quality of the motion, further treatment would not beryllium taken, and decided to measurement down the motion.

Prior to the stepping down of the motion,  Akpabio said: “If coercion occurs successful a Christian-dominated area, Christians volition beryllium the victims, if it happens successful a Muslim-dominated area, Muslims volition beryllium the victims.”

Akpabio, who warned that planetary sanctions resulting from misinformation could worsen poorness crossed the country, said: “We should person a tiny squad that volition sojourn our colleagues successful the US, due to the fact that immoderate radical indispensable person gone determination to springiness a one-sided story.”

On his part, Senator Bamidele noted that the enclosure unanimously agreed that Nigeria’s insecurity challenges were not religiously motivated, adding, “As a senate, it is our condemnation that the insecurity situation is not religion-driven. We volition measurement down this question till the adjacent legislative time and person an enforcement league and travel backmost to plenary to study progress.”

Earlier successful his presentation,  Ndume called  for urgent steps to close what lawmakers described arsenic “misconceptions” astir a alleged “Christian genocide” successful Nigeria.

In his contribution,  Senator Aliyu Wammako(APC, Sokoto North)  said that  “Christian genocide” assertion amounted to misinformation susceptible of dividing the country.

Also, Senator Sumaila Kawu(APC, Kano South), said that  the US legislature risked taking “an uninformed position” that could endanger some Christians and Muslims successful Nigeria.

Senator Jimoh Ibrahim(APC, Ondo South) connected his portion called for a deeper knowing of violent tactics and strategies, urging stronger engagement betwixt the legislature and the enforcement connected counter-terrorism measures.

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