IGP urges religious leaders to reject vigilantism and promote peace

Inspector-General of Police Christian Tetteh Yohuno has urged religious leaders to promote peace, restraint and tolerance, while rejecting vigilantism and retaliatory violence amid concerns over possible religious tensions.

Addressing religious leaders at the National Police Headquarters on Friday, August 14, the IGP said provocation or disagreement over religion should never justify mob action, vigilantism or violence.

He warned that provocative religious speech and insults directed at beliefs held sacred by millions could fuel hatred and threaten Ghana’s longstanding tradition of interfaith tolerance.