The National Inter-Faith and Religious Organisations for Peace (NIFROP) has reacted to the recent claim by the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, that President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Nigerian Army and the Police to recruit rehabilitated Boko Haram members into their ranks.
Pastor Adebayo Oladeji, Special Assistant on media CAN President, Rev Dr Samson Olasupo Ayokunle, said it had information that a number of ex-terrorists were allegedly being considered for recruitment into the Nigeria Police and Nigerian Army.
Reacting to the claim, the NIFROP said it is worried by the abuse of religious groups that are now being deployed as cannon fodder by political clerics
The group said Oladeji’s claim is targeted at stirring the fire of hatred among Nigerians.
Bishop Edward Chanami, National President of the Group while addressing the media on Sunday in Abuja, noted that the…
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