ICC Note: Nigeria has been one of the many arenas of religious conflict between Muslims and Christians for decades. Unfortunately, Christians represent the minority group that is constantly being persecuted and deprived from their basic human rights. Even though the Nigerian government claims that they have done everything they can to stop this injustice, the mass murder of Christians and other forms of persecution are still present without any form of progress.
02/09/2017, Nigeria (Vanguard) – Acting President of Nigeria, Professor  Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday, said that the history of blood and religious conflict extends to every Nigerian government and as such, urged Nigerians to embrace love, saying “the seed of hate is the device of the devil.” He made the call at the Bi-annual Conference of Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) in Benin, Edo state. He preached forgiveness. Hate he said, ‘is the enemy of our faith and nation”.
The acting president, who went down memory lane on religious crisis dating back to 1979 with the Maitasine crisis in Borno that left many dead, urged Christians to live in peace with one another
He also urged Christians to embrace love, noting that “hate is the device of the devil likely to hinder prosperity of the Christendom.” According to him, hate is man’s greatest enemy, recalling that the country witnessed brutal killings of men and women in the past few years. He added that “the history of blood and religious conflict extends to every Nigerian government.”
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