What Nigeria Should Learn From Israel-Hamas Crisis – Kukah

Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah, has said one lesson Nigeria should learn from the Israel-Hamas war is the potential harm in using identity as a weapon.

During an interview with Arise News on Tuesday, Kukah said that it is absurd and evil for anyone to take a human life in the name of religion.

The cleric stated that people must now be punished for crimes they commit, adding that the weakness of the Nigerian state is largely responsible for the rising role and place of non-state institutions.

He said: “We (Nigeria) are not the only diverse country in the world. It is important that the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria comes to terms with the fact that there are processes.

“People must now be punished for crimes they commit.

“The weakness of the Nigerian state is largely responsible for the rising role and place of non-state institutions.”

Kukah spoke of the importance of establishing a clear path where one’s colour, height, language, and other factors should not lead to feelings of incompetence or inadequacy.

“Why should my complexion or the language I speak be an issue?

“Right now, it is, and we do not have a process for redress, so this is why all these things about religion continue to come back,” he added.