Some residents of Jos, the Plateau capital, have staged a protest against the incessant kidnappings and killings by gunmen in the state.
Peak Newspaper Nigeria reports that the march was led by Christian leaders, including Polycarp Lubo, Plateau chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN).
The protest commenced from the Fwavwei Junction community road, resulting in gridlock that left many commuters stranded.
The demonstrators carried placards with inscriptions like: ‘That they do not die not in vain’, ‘we walk for peace’, Stop the killings’, ‘Stop the bloodshed’, ‘Every life matters’, and ‘Let Plateau live’.The protest followed a series of violent attacks in Plateau, with over 100 people reportedly killed in Bokkos and Bassa LGAs within the past two weeks.
