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October 28, 2019
The Chief of ArmyStaff Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, has advocated for proper religiouseducation and enlightenment to counter insurgency and violent extremism in thecountry.
Buratai made the callin Maiduguri during a one-day seminar organized by the Nigerian Army forcommunity and religious leaders on countering narratives of terrorism andviolent extremism.
The seminar, which hadas its theme: “Countering Insurgency and Violent Extremism in Nigeria throughAuthentic Religious Enlightenment,” was organized by the Nigerian ArmyDirectorate of Chaplain Services.
Buratai, representedby the Director of Islamic Affairs, Brigadier General S.G Mustafa, said thatreligious and community leaders had a greater role to play in imparting goodreligious knowledge on the people to change the narratives of the terrorists’ideology.
He said that theDirectorate of the Chaplain Services, which included the Protestant, RomanCatholic and Islamic Religious Affairs, were at the forefront of enlighteningthe people on dangers of violent extremism and its attendant consequences.