AFRICA : NIGERIA : 12 KILLED AT CHURCH CHRISTMAS EVE


(IMAGE SOURCE GOOGLE) On CHRISTMAS EVE 6 were killed at Church in Peri, Yobe State in Nigeria, Africa. The group of gunmen killed the pastor, burnt the church and burned 20 houses. They came in at midnight and opened fire on the parishioners at the Church of Christ. 
Then in First Baptist Church in Maiduguri, Borno another 6 were killed including the deacon. The group Boko Haram, is suspect, as it has targeted Christians in Nigeria, killing 44 last Christmas and bombed many churches.
The President of Nigeria, Goodluck Johnathan said, "Sometimes, challenges make people doubt the sincerity of government, but I am confident that God knows everything." The Pope, Benedict XVI mentioned the attacks in his Christmas message:
"May the Birth of Christ favour the return of peace in Mali and that of concord in Nigeria, where savage acts of terrorism continue to reap victims, particularly among Christians."

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