Nigeria, Aug. 23 -- A 37-year-old businessman, Jeremiah Nworu Obaji, has embarked on a 633-kilometre trek from Ikorodu, Lagos State, to Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, in solidarity with Governor Francis Nwifuru's peace efforts in the troubled Effium/Ezza-Effium community of Ohaukwu Local Government Area.

Mr Obaji, a native of Inikiri Umuezeoka, began the journey at exactly 12 noon on Friday, cheered on by friends and associates.

He told PREMIUM TIMES his decision was inspired by Governor Nwifuru's intervention in ending the violent conflict that erupted in January 2021, which claimed thousands of lives and displaced many families.

"The crisis brought untold hardship to me and others. I have been accommodating my parents, my wife's parents, a...