PHOTOS: Christians in Abuja join peaceful protests against ‘killings in Nigeria’, hostage of Leah Sharibu, others

 

PHOTOS: Christians in Abuja join peaceful protests against ‘killings in Nigeria’, hostage of Leah Sharibu, others

Christians in Abuja, Nigeria, this morning joined in a nation-wide peaceful protests against unsightly killings “targeted at Christians” especially in the northern part of Nigeria and continued hostage of a Christian girl, Leah Sharibu by her Boko Haram abductors.

Christian worshippers responded massively to the call on Wednesday by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) for all Christian churches across Nigeria to observe the peaceful protest today to send a strong signal to the government of Nigeria that “Enough is Enough” and also draw global attention to attack on Christians in the West African country.

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Worshippers  in Kubwa, a sub-town in Abuja wore long faces and marched in procession, carrying placards with inscriptions like: “Enough is Enough, stop this bloodshed”, “ Enough of killing of innocent souls in this country”, Nigerian Government, stop bloodshed”, “Bloodshed in Nigeria, Enough is Enough”.

The protesters also offered prayers for the release of Leah Sharibu and chibok girls under the captivity of Boko Haram.

Elsewhere in Benue State, Discover Africa gathered that Christians wore black to observe the protest.

“Christians in Benue State wore black attires to their various places of worship to protest against the killing by armed Fulani herdsmen at Saint Ignatius Quasi-Parish in Ayar-Mbalom, Gwer East local government area of the state”, a source said, adding that the dress code is demonstration of sympathy for the departed worshippers.

CAN President, Rev Samson Ayokunle, on Wednesday issued a statement saying: “We call upon the government to perform their constitutional responsibility of protecting citizens now.

“No excuse should be given for this wicked act again and perpetrators must be brought to book now,’’ he said.

He noted that the failure to raise an effective campaign against the killings by herdsmen was the reason they have continued to kill, adding that there was need for visible plan to pacify the aggrieved.