The Christian Association of Nigeria today led protests over continuous killings in Plateau State and other parts of the country.
The protest, tagged “Plateau Peace Walk”, was led by the state CAN chairman, Rev Polycarp Lubo among other prominent Christian leaders in the state.
The protesters headed to the Rayfield Government House where they were received by top government officials, including the state governor, Caleb Mutfwang.
Chairman of the Denominational Leaders Forum in Plateau state and National Vice President of CAN, Reverend Stephen Baba Panya, in a protest letter he handed over to the governor for onward delivery to President Bola Tinubu, said that Christians and people of Plateau state were not happy over the continued attacks and killings in the state.
Panya, who recalled how villagers in their communities, including children were brutally murdered in their homes during the Christmas Eve attacks noted that for many years, Christians in Plateau State had come under persistent attacks and killings without any decisive action taken to stop the killings.
Calling on the President to take drastic action to deal with the situation, Panya particularly called on the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice as a matter of urgency, to initiate the process of officially proscribing the armed terrorist militias responsible for the mindless killings.
He also called for the release of all those alleged to have been arrested with legitimate self-defence implements such as Cutlasses, clubs, and machetes, and in the course of protecting their communities in the aftermath of the attacks.
In his remarks, Governor Caleb Mutfwang, who received the protest letter promised to deliver it to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
He thanked the church leaders for keeping the peace in the state even in the face of obvious provocation by the terrorists.
Mutfwang who acknowledged that the people had gone through a horrible period in the past years said his administration was determined to do everything possible to bring lasting peace to the state
