Hashim raises alarm over 3.68m IDPs, insecurity before US commission

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Presidential candidate Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim told the US Commission on International Religious Freedom that Nigeria has an estimated 3.68 million internally displaced people. He called for greater international intervention over insecurity, religious persecution, and ethnic discrimination, and urged the release of Hausa cultural activist Maisango.

ABUJA — Accord Party presidential candidate, Dr Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has drawn the attention of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) to Nigeria’s estimated 3.68 million internally displaced persons (IDPs), calling for greater international intervention over insecurity, religious persecution and ethnic discrimination. Hashim also called for the release of Hausa cultural activist, Maisango, […] The post Hashim raises alarm over 3.68m IDPs, insecurity before US commission appeared first on Vanguard News.