In a renewed efforts to preach the gospel of tolerance and forgiveness among Boko Haram ravaged communities, Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), has trained 75 religious leaders on how to prepare communities for peace-building and reconciliation in Adamawa.
In his remarks, Prof. Mala Mustapha, CDD Senior Research Fellow, said that the aim of the training was to build capacity of participants to promote peace and justice.
The training is targets Imam and pastors that have large followers and audiences.
” To develop the requirements that make transitional justice and sustain peace in the communities devastated by the Boko Haram insurgency.
“Providing the relevant Islamic tenents for developing messages on specific themes on justice, fairness, peace, patience, repentance, remorse and forgiveness,” the senior researcher said.
Mr Gambo Jika, the state chairman Muslim council, said that the participants were drawn from 21 local government areas of the state, including council members of Alternative Dispute Resolution.
Jika said that the training was timely and was emphatic that, participants would have the skills that could help in ensuring lasting peace in respective communities.
Mr Bashir Tahir, training facilitator, said that it was significant, especially in the North East Sub region that have the effect of Boko Haram insurgency and other violence.
Tahir said the introduction to the programme also assisted towards inclusion of repentant Boko Haram members into the community for onwards peace and peaceful co-existence in the communities.
” People need to understand dialogue and reconciliation,” he said.
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