{"id":9976,"date":"2025-06-11T07:21:21","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T07:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psmnigeria.org\/?p=9976"},"modified":"2025-06-11T07:26:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T07:26:17","slug":"army-denies-alleged-islamisation-plot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psmnigeria.org\/?p=9976","title":{"rendered":"Army denies alleged Islamisation plot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailypost.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Nigerian-Army-5.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Nigerian Army has refuted allegations contained in a trending video alleging that the establishment of the Nigerian Army School of Islamic Affairs, which is supposed to be a force of unity in a secular country, is aimed at Islamising and destroying the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A trending video recalled that the initiation of such policies in countries like Turkey and Libya resulted in a crisis which the countries and others like them are yet to recover from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The video urged the Army to focus on the fight against insecurity, bandits and terrorists as well as defend Nigeria\u2019s territorial integrity and secularism rather than allegedly diverting from its mandate and engaging in worrisome policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Responding in a statement, the Army headquarters said it has been notified of a viral report suggesting that it runs a School of Islamic Affairs, ignoring other faiths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe viral report also made a futile effort to portray the Nigerian Army as exclusively encouraging religious bigotry among its personnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cConsidering the gravity of this falsehood, the Nigerian Army wishes to categorically state that this propaganda in its entirety is dead on arrival as it clearly does not reflect the values of our esteemed institution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Nigerian Army is a secular organisation that upholds the principle of religious freedom for all its personnel and ensures that personnel, irrespective of ranks, is free to practice their religions without any form of bias or endorsement of a specific religion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur unwavering commitment to secularism guarantees that religious diversity is respected and accommodated, allowing soldiers to observe their faith without hindrance to their duties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor clarity, the Nigerian Army operates multiple religious training institutions to cater for the diverse faiths of our personnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn addition to the Nigerian Army School of Islamic Affairs located in Nigerian Army Cantonment Ikeja, Lagos, the Nigerian Army also has the Nigerian Army 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