{
  "id": 419259,
  "title": "Speak out against terrorism, banditry, Tinubu urges clerics",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/speak-out-against-terrorism-banditry-tinubu-urges-clerics",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-09T23:56:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/speak-out-against-terrorism-banditry-tinubu-urges-clerics/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "President Bola Tinubu has urged religious and spiritual leaders to consistently speak out against terrorism, kidnapping, banditry, and the misuse of religion to justify violence. He made this call during a goodwill message delivered at the Grand Maulud of Sheikh Ahmad Al-Tijani in Kano, emphasizing the crucial role religious leaders can play in confronting violence, extremism, and the misuse of faith to justify destructive acts. Tinubu stressed that religious institutions and networks should strengthen advocacy for peace education, religious literacy, scholarship, and the moral development of young people, reminding political leaders of justice, responsibility, and compassion while urging citizens to recognize the illegitimacy of using legitimate grievances as a permission for lawlessness or violence.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Tinubu urges clerics to speak against terrorism, kidnapping",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/tinubu-urges-clerics-to-speak-against-terrorism-kidnapping",
        "published": "2026-08-09T16:52:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Speak against terrorism, kidnapping – Tinubu tells religious leaders",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/speak-against-terrorism-kidnapping-tinubu-tells-religious-leaders",
        "published": "2026-08-09T18:39:37.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}