United Nations Envoy Alerts On Religious Freedom Concerns In Nigeria

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 preliminary findings at the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Abuja yesterday after a 12-day fact-finding mission to Nigeria, Ghanea said insecurity dominated virtually every engagement her team held with government officials, religious leaders, civil society groups and victims.
Ghanea, who met with more than 200 stakeholders in Abuja, Jo...