Nigeria, Nov. 2 -- Christian and Muslim youth organisations in Lagos have signed an interreligious peace accord, committing to reject political violence, religious intolerance and the use of young people as political thugs ahead of the 2027 general elections.

The accord was signed on Saturday at the South-West Zonal Interreligious Peace Accord Summit organised by the Youth Wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria (YOWICAN), in collaboration with the National Council of Muslim Youth Organisations (NACOMYO).

The summit was held at the Senator Oluremi Tinubu CAN Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, with the theme, "Building Bridges of Faith and Politics: Strengthening Peace, Unity, and National Development Through Christian-Muslim Collab...