Kaduna State has long been a haven of religious killings and ethnic violence, and the spate has been on the increase despite various peace-making efforts by government at all levels. Over the years, analysts and security agencies have lamented the role of hate preaching, religious extremism and ethnic intolerance in igniting these crises.

However, efforts to address these issues have been met with stiff oppositions as it usually appears to be biased towards a particular religious or ethnic group. So, it has remained a dilemma until the Religious Preaching Regulation bill was introduced under the administration of Nasir El-Rufai in 2016.

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