Nigeria's Information Minister has warned religious leaders against framing the country's security crisis in religious terms, cautioning that such rhetoric could inflame divisions as the nation approaches the 2027 elections. According to the report, the minister urged clerics to be responsible in how they describe ongoing insecurity, stressing that portraying violence along religious lines risks deepening tensions in the country.
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