will start monitoring the activities of churches
and mosques in the state to check the ones spreading
hate messages stating that religious intolerance
will not be accepted.
The Commissioner for Home Affairs, Dr. Abdulhakeem
Abdullateef, made this statement during a meeting
with members of the Nigeria inter-Religious
Council, at the state secretariat, Ikeja.
He said;
“Henceforth, we will start to monitor mosques
and churches and ensure that clerics do not
engage in hate preaching capable of endangering
people’s freedom.
“Our constitution recognises the rights of every
citizen to express himself or herself in a way he
or she believes. Also, everyone has the right to
freedom of religion and conscience.”
and churches and ensure that clerics do not
engage in hate preaching capable of endangering
people’s freedom.
“Our constitution recognises the rights of every
citizen to express himself or herself in a way he
or she believes. Also, everyone has the right to
freedom of religion and conscience.”
He also asked clerics to remove their external
loudspeakers after use so as not to constitute
a nuisance to their community.
“This is the time for advocacy; let everybody
realise that they have the right and freedom
to practice their religion, but you will be stopped
from practising that religion if it creates mischief
and under Section 45 of the constitution, the
government is empowered to put a stop to your
freedom when it endangers other people’s freedom.
“We are going to ensure that this advocacy is
taken to the grass roots to let people know that
we are not stopping them from practising their
religion but the rights of others must be taken
into consideration,” he added.
realise that they have the right and freedom
to practice their religion, but you will be stopped
from practising that religion if it creates mischief
and under Section 45 of the constitution, the
government is empowered to put a stop to your
freedom when it endangers other people’s freedom.
“We are going to ensure that this advocacy is
taken to the grass roots to let people know that
we are not stopping them from practising their
religion but the rights of others must be taken
into consideration,” he added.
The co-chairman of NIREC in Lagos, Dr. Saheed
Timeyin, also advocated the need to prevent
youths from having contact with religious
extremists.
He advised the state government to include Peace
Education in the curriculum of primary and secondary
schoolchildren for them to imbibe tolerance.
Source: Punch
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