Nigeria: Worshippers Killed in Bomb Attack.
May 2, 2012
Up to 30 Christians are now reported dead after church services in two states were attacked by suspected Islamist extremists at the weekend.Bombs were thrown into two lecture halls at Bayero University in Kano where Christians had gathered for a Sunday morning service. Release partner Stefanos Foundation reports that attackers then gunned down worshippers as they fled the scene of the blast. At least 26 people were killed in total.
Meanwhile, in the Borno state capital, Maiduguri, Stefanos reports that gunmen attacked and killed Rev Albert Naga and three church elders during a communion service at the Church of Christ in Nigeria (COCIN) in Simari.
(Release International.)
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