April 07, (THEWILL) – A group of pastors under the umbrella of Interfaith Alliance, have staged a peaceful protest against the incessant attacks and killings by bandits in Kaduna State.
The protesters are asking the Federal Government to step up actions against banditry with the aim of wiping them out.
The protest comes, days after some soldiers were killed and some others injured by bandits proscribed as terrorists, who attacked a military base in Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of the State.
The religious leaders marched through the major roads of the Kaduna metropolis with placards of various inscriptions.
The group, which acknowledged efforts of security forces in the fight against banditry and terrorism, however, appealed to the Federal government to implement the suggestions 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 bandit 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 of the attacks.
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