The Christian Council of Nigeria, CCN, Niger State chapter, has thrown its weight behind the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, in rejecting the proposed Hisbah Bill currently before the Niger State House of Assembly. In a statement signed by its State Chairman, Rev. Daniel Tsado, the council described the bill as controversial and appealed to Governor Mohammed Umar Bago not to allow any policy capable of disrupting the longstanding peaceful coexistence between Christians and Muslims in the state. Rev. Tsado, who is also the Vicar of Gbaiko Anglican Church in Bosso Local Government Area, said Niger State has enjoyed decades of religious harmony and warned that the introduction of the Hisbah Bill could create unnecessary tension and division among residents. “We join other well-meani...