Jos crisis: Muslim group urges religious leaders to preach forgiveness, reconciliation
President, North Central Muslim Peace Initiative (NCMPI), Alhaji Saleh Zazzaga, has called on religious leaders to intensify the preaching of peaceful coexistence, forgiveness and reconciliation in order to tackle the current crisis in some parts of Plateau State. He said all efforts must gear towards stemming the crisis, which he noted, have continued to lead […]
Major roads in Jos deserted after a 24-hour curfew was announced by Governor Simon Lalong yesterday
President, North Central Muslim Peace Initiative (NCMPI), Alhaji Saleh Zazzaga, has called on religious leaders to intensify the preaching of peaceful coexistence, forgiveness and reconciliation in order to tackle the current crisis in some parts of Plateau State.
He said all efforts must gear towards stemming the crisis, which he noted, have continued to lead to killings and destruction of property in the state.
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Zazzaga, who spoke to newsmen on Friday, said religious leaders, Christian and Muslim clerics alike, should wake up to their obligation and ensure that peace return to the state since their followers believe in them and do whatever they admonish them.
According to him, this is not the time to preach hate messages in either the churches or mosques as it would aggravate the crises.
He warned that wild spread violence would not affect only the economic activities or people’s wellbeing but their religious practice as well.
He urged the youths to shun any act of violence and merchants of crises pushing them to perpetrate violence, explaining that the sponsors of such would never send their close wards to perpetrate violence except children of others.