Nigeria: We Warned That Jos Riot Was Coming - Varsity Don

7 December 2008
interview

Dr. Tor Iorapuu, a senior lecturer in University of Jos, UNIJOS, doubles as executive director of Youth Adolescent, Reflection and Action Centre (YARAC), a non-government organization, NGO, that has been involved in peace-building efforts among communities in Jos North where violence broke out recently and other places. He spoke to Sunday Vanguard on the Jos riot and what he considers the way forward. Excerpts:

DID it surprise you that despite the efforts of organizations like yours on peace building among communities the bubble burst again. Were your efforts in vain?

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