Mozambique president urges religious leaders to fight crime

Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi has urged religious denominations to contribute to the fight against crime in the country through spreading a message of peace, tolerance and mutual forgiveness.

Mr Nyusi was speaking on Sunday, during the inauguration of the Sikwama chapel, which he said was the largest chapel of the Old Apostolic Church in Africa, with room to seat 5,000 worshippers.

"We are concerned, for example, about the heinous crimes that have been perpetrated, all over the country," the president said.

"These are the cases of kidnappings, rapes of minors, often perpetrated by close people, and sometimes by the parents themselves," he continued.

This article originally appeared in BBC News

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