UN Envoy Raises Alarm Over Insecurity, Religious Freedom Concerns In Nigeria

UN Envoy Raises Alarm Over Insecurity, Religious Freedom Concerns In Nigeria




The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Prof. Nazila Ghanea, has raised fresh concerns over Nigeria’s worsening insecurity, warning that persistent violence, mass displacement, kidnappings and attacks on communities were undermining fundamental rights and deepening religious tensions across the country.

Presenting her preliminary findings at the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Abuja on Friday following a 12-day fact-finding mission to Nigeria, Ghanea said insecurity dominated virtually every engagement her team held with government officials, religious lead...