Nigeria, Jan. 7 -- President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday charged Nigerians to be united in their resolve to fight terrorism and ensure peace reigns in the country.

The president also said that citizens must ensure they do not subscribe to the terrorists' message of division, adding that doing the contrary would embolden what the terrorists wish, which is for "Nigerians to see their beliefs as a reason to turn against one another."

The president's statement came in the wake of the allegation of religious persecution by the Christian Association of Nigeria.

The group, reacting to a U.S. report, alleged that Christians have been victims of persecution and killings in states like Kaduna, Benue, Plateau Adamawa and Taraba.

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