No religious crisis in Borno, harps on peace, justice and inclusion – CAN Chairman

Borno State Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Most Rev. John Bogna Bakeni, has stated that there is no religious conflict between Christians and Muslims in the state.

The CAN Chairman, who is also the Auxiliary Bishop of Catholic Church Maiduguri Diocese, stated this during a high-level meeting convened by the Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, at Government House, Maiduguri.

The meeting was attended by prominent Islamic scholars under the leadership of Jama’atul Nasrul Islam and by Christian clerics under the auspices of the Christian Association of Nigeria.

The religious leader emphasized unity and peaceful coexistence as a collective responsibility, citing 15 years of insecurity that bedeviled the state.

He emphasized that Nigeria's solutions must come from within, as no foreign country can solve our problems, and warned against the dangers of damaging misinformation and misleading narratives.