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Both Christians, Muslims Victims Of Genocide In Nigeria’ – NIREC Executive Secretary
The Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council, NIREC, Prof. Cornelius Omonokhua, has said both Muslims and Christians are victims of widespread killings by bandits and terrorists across Nigeria.
Omonokhua made the remarks on Tuesday at the close-out event of the “Promoting and Protecting Freedom of Religion or Belief” project, organised by Search for Common Ground with support from the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Abuja.
He described the scale of violence as a “war on humanity,” stressing that criminal groups attack Nigerians regardless of religion.
“Christians have been massacred, Muslims have been massacred. There is war on humanity in Nigeria by the bandits and terrorists,” Omonokhua said. He added that the violence is driven largely by the pursuit of power and money, not religious ideology.
Omonokhua urged Nigerians not to allow terrorists to create divisions between faith communities, noting that NIREC’s work shows there is no religious war in the country. “We should not fall into the strategy of the terrorists. Let us agree that there is fire on the mountain, and it is you and I who must put it out,” he said.
Halilu Adamu, Director of the Civil and Political Rights Department at the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, represented the Executive Chairman, Anthony Ojukwu, and highlighted ongoing challenges, including religious intolerance, political manipulation, and mistrust between communities.
He stressed that protecting religious freedom is critical for dignity, identity, and national peace. Under the project, the NHRC received 12 toll-free lines to enhance reporting on religious freedom concerns.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced Morocco as winners of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
The CAF Appeal Board ruled in favour of Morocco, declaring that Senegal forfeited the AFCON final by walking off the field during the game.
Morocco were awarded a 3–0 walkover victory.
This decision upholds Morocco’s appeal following the chaotic events in the match.
DAILY POST recalls that the Senegal team briefly walked off the pitch in protest after a controversial penalty was awarded to Morocco late in regulation time.
They were called back to the field by their captain, Sadio Mané, and later won the game 1–0.
CAF determined that this action constituted a violation of Article 84, or the equivalent regulations concerning refusal to play or abandoning the field.
Under AFCON rules, a team that refuses to continue playing or leaves the field without authorization faces elimination and forfeiture of the match.
A total of three operatives of different security agencies in Anambra State collapsed during the inauguration of Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, on Tuesday.
The incident happened during the parade at the Dr Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka.
The three operatives are one male police operative, another male operative of the Directorate of State Services (DSS) and a female operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC.
The police operative collapsed first, followed by the NSCDC operative, who slumped towards the end of the event and was later escorted to an ambulance, after she refused to be moved in a stretcher.
A source said the police operative was later resuscitated, but was still not stable, and was taken in an ambulance to Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Amaku Awka.
The collapse of the service officers was attributed to fatigue and the long period of parade under harsh sunny weather.
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