Members of the Christian community in Plateau State staged a rally in Jos, the state capital, in a demonstration against the Christmas Eve killings of over 200 persons in the Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi local government areas by terrorists.

The leaders alongside, their placard-bearing followers, marched to the Government House in Rayfield, Jos, where they were received by Governor CALEB MUTFWANG.

The leaders of the Christian community described the killings of innocent and harmless residents in the state by gunmen as “unprovoked, wicked, satanic and genocidal”. 

They also said the recent attacks were targeted at Christians with Christmas as the timing.

Presenting a 10-point agenda to the governor, the leaders urged the Minister of Justice, LATEEF FAGBEMI, to facilitate the proscription of militias allegedly responsible for the continuous killings and destruction on the Plateau.

They also demanded timely intervention and provision of emergency relief supplies for over 15,000 residents displaced by marauders who burnt their houses.