Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Nigeria is living through one of the most defining and dangerous moments in its national journey. Violence, kidnappings and targeted attacks have shaken the foundations of communities across the country. Into this moment of profound moral crisis came a historic development.
The Global Peace Foundation convened a gathering a few days ago of Christian, Muslim, Hindu, traditional and humanist leaders in Abuja for the High-Level Interfaith Dialogue on Religious Freedom and Human Security.
What took place in that room was nothing short of extraordinary. Leaders who rarely share a table sat side by side. Senior clerics, revered emirs and influential faith voices spoke with unusual clarity and unity.
Their presence and their message represented more than collaboration. They represented a prophetic summons calling the nation to spiritual renewal and moral courage at a time of deep national distress. By every measure, it was a historic convening whose impact may echo far beyond Nigeria's borders.
This gathering did not merely analyze insecurity. It confronted it with the authority of conscience. Cardinal John Onaiyekan, the Rev. Stephen Panya Baba, Archbishop Sunday Onuoha, Sheikh Nurudeen Lemu, Sheikh Nuru Khalid, the Emir of Bungudu Hassan Attahiru, the Emir of Doma Ahmadu Allyu Oga Onawo and many others affirmed that all human life is sacred.
