Nigeria cannot keep bleeding’ — CAN reacts to Palm Sunday attack in Jos North

The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has condemned, successful the strongest imaginable terms, the horrific onslaught that took spot connected Palm Sunday, March 29, 2026.

The onslaught happened successful the Angwan Rukuba, Gari Ya Waye country of Jos North, Plateau State.

CAN noted that Palm Sunday is meant to beryllium a time of peace, hope, and reflection, but alternatively it became a time of bloodshed for the radical of Nigeria.

DAILY POST reports that guiltless Nigerians, men, women, and children, were hunted and killed successful acold blood. CAN added, “Let america beryllium clear: this is not conscionable tragic; it is unacceptable.”

Armed men, reportedly successful important numbers, moved into a civilian assemblage disguised successful uniforms resembling those of information forces and opened occurrence connected defenceless people.

Lives were chopped abbreviated successful minutes. Families person been shattered. A assemblage has been traumatised.

“We mourn. We grieve. But we indispensable besides talk the truth. How did we get here? How is it that radical tin nary longer consciousness harmless successful their ain homes? How is it that, adjacent connected a ineffable day, communities are near exposed to specified terror?” a connection signed by Archbishop Daniel Okoh, CAN President, said.

It added, “Nigerians are bushed of mourning. N...