Incite violence, face the law
The Ghanaian government has pledged to strictly enforce laws against individuals inciting religious violence to maintain national security. Interior Minister Alhaji Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak emphasized that justice will be applied equally regardless of religious affiliation.
Why it matters
Maintaining religious harmony is critical for regional stability, especially given the proximity of West African nations to active terrorism threats.
The government has pledged to deal firmly with individuals or groups whose comments incite violence and threaten the country's peace and security.
The Minister for the Interior, Alhaji Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, gave the assurance during a meeting with the Governing Body of the National Muslim Conference of Ghana in Accra on Sunday.
The engagement was organised to explore lasting solutions to inflammatory remarks by some individuals that could fuel religious violence and undermine national peace.
Alhaji Mohammed-Mubarak said the government would uphold the law fairly and without discrimination, stressing that anyone who crossed the line would face the full rigour of the law, regardless of religious affiliation.
He said crime would be treated as crime, adding that whether the offender was Muslim, Christian or of any other faith, justice would be applied equally.
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