A former Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika (rtd), has stated that the rising spate of insecurity and the clamour for self-determination in parts of Nigeria is a threat to the unity of the country.
Ihejirika said this in Abuja at the weekend during the interfaith roundtable and stakeholders’ dinner on “Building a Culture of Peace and Unity in Nigeria”, organized by the Methodist Church of Nigeria.
The ex-COAS noted that peace and stability could only be achieved when the causes of conflict in society are well-managed.
Earlier, the Methodist Archbishop of Abuja, the Most Rev. Joseph Job, accused the elite of exploiting the religious and ethnic fault lines in the country for selfish gains at the detriment of the nation and the citizens.
