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Christian leaders in Nigeria were among those participating in the Peace Walk protest, a response to the Fulani extremist attacks that killed at least 140 members of Christian communities at Christmas. One participant, Rev. Stephen Baba Panya, said “The timing of these killings on Christmas Eve and during Christmas celebrations has shown that the attackers had clear intentions and objectives, which were to target Christian communities, take them unawares and inflict maximum casualty on them.