Lagos churches, mosques to screen worshipers

Churches and mosques in Lagos State are soon to start screening worshippers, especially on busy days such as Sundays and Fridays.
The need to the screening, as part of measures to prevent terror attacks in the wake of the arrest of some Boko Haram members in Lagos, emerged at a meeting yesterday in Lagos between the state government and religious leaders. 
The meeting came on a day the military announced that Nigerian Air Force (NAF) had carried out air strikes on the Sambisa Forest, destroying Boko Haram’s vehicle workshops, fuel and ammunition dumps.
At the Lagos meeting, Home Affairs Commissioner, Dr. AbdulHakeem AbdulLateef, urged religious leaders to screen worshipers and employ more personnel to beef up security in their various worship centres. 
AbdulLateef, who urged residents to remain calm but vigilant, appealed to the religious leaders to preach tolerance, love and unity at all times, saying that clerics have great role to play in ensuring peaceful coexistence in the state. He called for cooperation to sustain the harmony in the state. He said:
“We would advise churches, mosques, all the places of worship in Lagos State to buy metal detectors, and to employ more security personnel to ensure extremists, terrorists do not have their way because they know how to target soft spots.” AbdulLateef added that the state government is doing everything possible to ensure the security of lives and property, adding that religious leaders must also play their roles by being vigilant and preaching security consciousness. : “The situation of insurgency in this country is worrisome. For the religious leaders, institutions and organisations, we must be vigilant. Vigilance is the key word now.
Read More  http://newtelegraphonline.com/lagos-churches-mosques-to-screen-worshipers/