The Ambassador-at- Large, Country Head for Nigeria and Commissioner for West African countries of the International Human Rights Commission, (IHRC)  Dr Friday Sani, says women do play vital roles in conflict resolution.

Sani said this at a memorial lecture organised by the IHRC, in honour of late Mama Zimi Pam, in Jos on Friday.

Late Pam, was the mother to the Executive Secretary, Nigeria Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC).

“Women plays important roles in the process of peace building, first as activists, and secondly as advocates for peace.

“We have heard and seen efforts Mama had put, in ensuring that there was peace in her local community and in effect, Plateau at large.

“ The role on women in fostering peace can therefore not be overemphasised, that is why we organised this lecture in honour of our dear mother, to push this message further.

” We are here to celebrate the life of our mother who lived a life worthy of emulation, this event is to encourage others to do more for humanity as she did,” he said.

Sheikh Ahmed Bello, an Islamic Scholar, in a paper presentation, titled: ‘Ignorant followers and Incapable Scholars’, stated that political elites do capitalise on  ignorance of the people to cause havoc across the country.

Bello, said it was the collective responsibility of both Christians and Muslims to stop the senseless killings in Plateau state and beyond.

He said the education of children was paramount, as uneducated youths were easily assimilated into crime, and often led astray by agents of crisis.

He admonished men to look for good mothers for their children, as women were key in shaping the lives of their children.

He described the late Mama Zimi Pam as a custodian of values and head of many bodies that preached peace before she died, praying that her death would bring people together to live in peace.

Rev. Yakubu Pam, in a remark, prayed that the burial of his mother would reflect the peace that she stood for before her death.

Pam, reiterated the need for the people of Plateau and  indeed, Nigeria to live in peace with one another, as it was only by doing so that the country can move forward.

Highlight of the event was the Postmortem Diplomacy Award, conferred on the late Ngo Zimi Pam, by the IHRC.