The Federal Government will not relent in its efforts at ensuring peace in crisis prone areas of the country.

According to Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, peace was important for any peaceful development in the country, saying the killings in parts of the country must stop.

Osinbajo said nobody was happy about the killings in parts of the country, saying the present administration was working to ensure peace was restored to those communities.

According to him, the killings in mosques, churches and other public areas for one reason or the other must be stopped.

The Vice President who spoke through the Administrator, Aso Villa Chapel, Reverend Peter Ambi, said this during the National Peace and Leadership Summit organised by the Youth For Peace and Good Leadership Initiative International in Abuja.

He called on the youths across the country not to allow themselves to be used to cause havoc in the country, saying the youths should be peace ambassadors.

Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, 19 Northern states and FCT, Reverend Yakubu Pam, said the religious leaders are tired of conducting mass burials in affected areas in the country, saying there should be quick intervention.

National Chairperson of the Women Wing of CAN, Oyin Sowoolu, advised the youths to use their talents positively to move the nation forward, adding that the role of youths in the country should not be undermined.

Founder of the Youth For Peace and Good Leadership Initiative International, Simon Dolly, said the purpose of the summit was to educate the youths as they were mostly the key actors of social vices in the country.

Dolly said the youths should be able to complement the role of government in ensuring peace and contribute their quota in nation building.

He said the summit would be replicated in the six geo-political zones in the country, saying that the youths would be given certificate as peace ambassadors of Nigeria in order to encourage peace in the various areas.

One of the youths at the summit, Stella Francis-Utah, said the youths needed to contribute to peaceful coexistence, adding that they should stop thuggery and any form of violence.

The Youth For Peace and Good Leadership Initiative International is an NGO with the aim to promote peaceful co-existence and religious harmony in the society.