Friday, 7 August 2015

Terrorism: NGO to launch border-communities intervention, advocacy tour


Apparently worried by the rising rate of terrorism, militancy, communal crisis and other forms of conflicts in the country, an NGO, Interfaith Mediation Center (IMC) is set to launch an intervention and advocacy around the border communities in the South-South region.
According to a press release made available to our newsdesk by the South-South coordinator, Mr. Rustom Alexander, the tour is designed to promote dialogue with local communities, build trusts, and create awareness on inter-religious understanding, national integration and peace.
He said that the tour which is meant for communities within Nigerian borders is structured to visit conflict flash point communities, adding that among other things, there will be round table discussion on peace promotion, causes of conflict, capacity and trust building.
“The programme is committed to empowering community leaders within border areas to become active participants in the joint effort of the present administration against terrorism. The project is also geared towards achieving enduring peace in all integrated society.
“IMC border-communities peace promotion advocacy tour is aimed at elaborating by consensus and interaction such that can complement government intervention effort against terrorism and also identify action priorities on community development as a means to sustainable peace, reintegration and trust building as a tool towards enduring peace in Nigeria.
“The project shall promote communal dialogue to allow citizens have a better understanding of the need for political or religious interest. The outcome will give opportunity for shared experiences and knowledge about the risk of terror across participating communities in Nigeria.
“The goal is basically to promote increased participatory modalities on commitment to strengthen achievement of government intervention against terrorism, militancy, insurgency, kidnapping, conflict crisis, communal crisis and other social vises liken to the youths”.

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