I hate that I didn’t think to check on Christians in Nigeria right after Palm Sunday because terrorists always choose to attack during our most holy times.
I say terrorists murdered dozens of Christians in Nigeria on Palm Sunday because I’m seeing varying details.
12. 28. 30. 53.
From The Christian Post:
Local youth leader Mangalle Idris told AFP that a mob then formed and “attacked people that were either passing or doing business,” killing an estimated 10 individuals. Jos North Deputy Council leader Kabiru Sani put the combined toll at 27.Open Doors reported that 14 died at the scene and 13 others died at a local hospital, for a total of 27, while Arise TV cited a figure of at least 40 killed in Anguwan Rukuba. The state government, which ordered a 48-hour curfew in Jos North through Wednesday, said investigations were ongoing without confirming a death toll or naming suspects.Plateau State Governor Caleb Manasseh Muftwang condemned the “barbaric and unprovoked attack,” saying all necessary measures were being taken to apprehend those responsible.No group has claimed responsibility, while social media posts blamed Fulani Muslim herders or rural criminal gangs.
Baptist Press wrote that 53 Nigerians lost their lives in three separate attacks.
Truth Nigeria reported that terrorists murdered 28 people in Jos and injured nine others.
Witnesses said the gunmen attacked for 15-20 minutes while yelling “Allahu Akbar.” More:
The attackers struck a busy commercial area with a high concentration of traders and university students, TruthNigeria learned. Witnesses said between seven and ten gunmen arrived shortly before 8 p.m. in a minibus and on motorcycles, opening fire indiscriminately before fleeing into surrounding hills.“They divided themselves into three groups,” said Samson Chiroma, a resident who witnessed the attack. “One group fired from the highway into crowds gathered for Palm Sunday celebrations and commercial activities. Another moved east, and the third went west into the neighbourhood,” Chiroma told TruthNigeria.“All of them carried assault rifles,” Chiroma said. “Some also carried machetes, which they used on victims who did not die immediately,” Chiroma said, alleging some of the attackers were wearing army uniforms. According to him, Nigerian soldiers arrived only as the attackers were retreating but did not pursue them.
International Christian Concern (ICC) reported that terrorists killed 30 people on Sunday, including 13 in the early morning in Kahir village.
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