A document designed to encourage religious unity and peace among Nigerians of diverse faiths has been co-developed by religious leaders from Islam and Christianity.          
    
The document, tilted, ‘Interfaith Code of Conduct’ also received support and input from other religious leaders outside Christianity and Islam, the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution, as well as the King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue (KAIICID).  
   
Interfaith Dialogue for Peace Forum (IDPF), which facilitated the project, said the objective was to guide religious practice in Nigeria, while promoting peace, justice and harmony among followers of different religious faiths in the country.  IDPF added that the document was mainly designed to guide all interfaith community members, notably, Muslim and Christian leaders and their followers on mitigating religious conflict, and improving social cohesion, understanding and peaceful co-existence in local communities between people of different religious beliefs.              
    
At the public presentation of the document, in Abuja, yesterday, the co-Chairmen of IDPF, Dr. Yusuf Yakubu Arrigasiyyu, and Rev. Amos Kiri, expressed optimism that adoption of the document in various religious communities will guarantee peaceful co-existence among Nigerians.        
      
They confirmed that the document was jointly developed by key members of the two religious’ bodies, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), noting that it was driven by the core values of mutual love and respect, human rights and dignity, hate speech and blasphemy, conflict resolution, justice, ethical standards, truthfulness and sincerity, among others.