Catholic Mission in Nigeria on Tuesday organised a nationwide prayer and peaceful protest against incessant killings and attacks in some parts of the nation.

The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins, who spoke with Channels Television on Tuesday, said the protest was in line with the directive from the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria.

The Archbishop said members were urged to partake in the exercise in supplication to God. He added that the protest was also in solidarity with those killed in Benue, including two Catholic priests, who were brutally murdered during mass.

Catholics in Edo, Oyo, Benue, Lagos, Kaduna, Adamawa states and other parts of the country on Tuesday occupied the streets marching peacefully.

The peaceful protest coincides with the burial of the 17 church members and the two priests killed during a mass in the state.