Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Nigeria’s Boko Haram claims responsibility for killing 58 Christians.




Nigeria’s Boko Haram claims responsibility for killing 58 Christians.(BM).LAGOS: Nigeria’s Islamist militant group Boko Haram on Tuesday claimed responsibility for attacks on Christians over the weekend that killed at least 58 people, including two lawmakers, in the center of the country. The latest attack by the Boko Haram comes as security forces in the country continue to scramble to find means to end the bloodshed, which has left hundreds of people dead in recent years as sectarian violence and attacks by the militant group continue. Christians “will not know peace again” if they do not accept Islam, said a statement from the Boko Haram sect obtained by The Associated Press. “(Boko Haram) wants to inform the world of its delight over the success of the attacks we launched on Barkin Ladi and Riyom in Plateau state on Christians and security operatives, including members of the National Assembly,” the statement said. According to local reports and the AP, “hundreds of assailants armed with guns and machetes stormed a dozen Christian villages on Saturday,” the army said. “Some attackers wore police uniforms and bullet-proof vests,” said Capt. Mustapha Saliu, a spokesman for a special unit of police and soldiers deployed to halt long-running violence in the area. A Boko Haram spokesman confirmed to Bikyamasr.com that the statement issued was theirs, adding that “we will continue our campaign until all Christians are gone from our Islamic lands.”Hmmmm........"Anyone still Waiting for the "Christian U.S. President to speak up against the War on Christianity"?Read the full story here.


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