BREAKING NEWS: 15 Christians Killed In Nigeria Attack
Sunday, April 29, 2012 (2:34 pm)
By BosNewsLife Africa Service
ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- Suspected Islamic militants attacked a Christian worship service in in northern Nigeria Sunday, April 29, killing over a dozen people and injuring many others, an evangelist told BosNewsLife from the region.
"This morning Christians were attacked while worshiping in Bayero University in Kano in Kano state. At least 15 people are dead and many injured," said evangelist Paul Jongas, who is also a BosNewsLife stringer.
Witnesses said the attackers arrived at Bayero University by motorcycle and a car, hurling explosive devices and opening fire.
There has been no immediate claim of responsibility, but the radical Islamic group Boko Haram has targeted Nigerian Christians in the past.
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Last Christmas, at least four bomb blasts killed 39 people, including dozens at a Catholic church near Abuja.
The Boko Haram, whose name means "Western education is sinful," claimed responsibility for those attacks.
The group has said it wants to establish an Islamic state in northern Nigeria and does not recognize the government or the country's
constitution. It also demands that Christians leave the northern regions and has urged more Muslims to settle there instead.
Nigeria's population of 150 million is about evenly divided between Muslims, who mostly live in the north, and Christians who dominate in the south.
Hundreds of others died last year in bombings and shootings blamed on Boko Haram, according to Christians and rights activists.
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Nigerian Christians have been the target of attacks in the country.
ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- Suspected Islamic militants attacked a Christian worship service in in northern Nigeria Sunday, April 29, killing over a dozen people and injuring many others, an evangelist told BosNewsLife from the region.
"This morning Christians were attacked while worshiping in Bayero University in Kano in Kano state. At least 15 people are dead and many injured," said evangelist Paul Jongas, who is also a BosNewsLife stringer.
Witnesses said the attackers arrived at Bayero University by motorcycle and a car, hurling explosive devices and opening fire.
There has been no immediate claim of responsibility, but the radical Islamic group Boko Haram has targeted Nigerian Christians in the past.
MORE KILLINGS
Last Christmas, at least four bomb blasts killed 39 people, including dozens at a Catholic church near Abuja.
The Boko Haram, whose name means "Western education is sinful," claimed responsibility for those attacks.
The group has said it wants to establish an Islamic state in northern Nigeria and does not recognize the government or the country's
constitution. It also demands that Christians leave the northern regions and has urged more Muslims to settle there instead.
Nigeria's population of 150 million is about evenly divided between Muslims, who mostly live in the north, and Christians who dominate in the south.
Hundreds of others died last year in bombings and shootings blamed on Boko Haram, according to Christians and rights activists.
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April 29th, 2012 at 6:42 pm
boko haram u too much. if goodluck is not doing anything