Under the auspices of the Interfaith Alliance, a group of pastors staged a peaceful protest against the ongoing attacks and killings by bandits in Kaduna State.
The protesters want the Federal Government to step up its anti-banditry efforts in order to eradicate it.
The protest comes just days after ten soldiers were killed and several others were injured when bandits labeled as terrorists attacked a military base in the state’s Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area.
The religious leaders marched through the major roads of the Kaduna metropolis with placards of various inscriptions.
They said although the security forces are trying their best in the fight against banditry and terrorism, their best wasn’t good enough.
They appealed to the Federal government to implement the submissions made by Governor Nasir El-Rufai and launch a massive and precise bombing of the bandits inside the forest.
In addition, they also appealed to the Federal Government to compensate all the victims of bandits attacks, award scholarships to children affected by the banditry, and also rebuild communities ravaged by attacks.
According to them, these measures will cushion the suffering of the victims and make them overcome the psychological trauma they may be experiencing as a result of the attacks.