There are at least 10,000 religious organisations registered in Lagos, Commissioner for Home Affairs, Anofiu Elegushi, said  on Sunday during a ministerial press briefing to mark Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s second year in office.

Mr Elegushi said these organisations, both Christian and Muslim, were registered on government’s website in order to carry them along with the government’s policies.

”The ministry is presently imputing data of every place of worship located in the state on a centralised database, to allow the state government to have reliable data of churches, mosques and their locations, with a view to carrying them along with the government’s policies.

”It is expected that the policy, because of effective resource allocation and efficient management inherent in it, will bring about extended benefits to many more churches and mosques in the state.

”At present, the website designed for this enumeration, has over 10,000 data of both Muslim and Christian  organisations across the state,” Mr Elegushi said.

He said religious harmony and peaceful coexistence of people belonging to the two major religions existed in the state.

”We pride ourselves in saying that what divides and creates security breaches in other parts of the country is what unites us in Lagos state, bearing in mind that Lagos state has become a home to people from across Nigeria and beyond.

”I am happy to report that in the last two years, the state has enjoyed tremendous religious harmony and peaceful co-existence,” the commissioner said.

Mr Elegushi said the feat was achieved through regular, vigorous and consistent engagements and discussions with religious leaders in the state, under the umbrella of the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC).

(NAN)