2011-12-26 14:49:54

UN chief condemns Nigerian church attacks


(December 26, 2011) The United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon has strongly condemned the Christmas day attacks on churches in Nigeria saying there can be no justification for such acts. In a statement issued by his spokesman on Sunday, the UN chief expressed “his sympathy and condolences to the people of Nigeria and to the bereaved families who have lost loved ones.” “The Secretary-General calls once again for an end to all acts of sectarian violence in the country and reiterates his firm conviction that no objective sought can justify this resort to violence,” the statement said. The Boko Haram Islamist terrorists claimed the bombings in Madalla, on the outskirts of the Nigerian capital Abuja, and in Jos and Kadaka in the north. Last month, at least 65 people were killed in the north-eastern cities of Damaturu and Potiskum after Islamist insurgents bombed churches, mosques and police stations and fought hours of gun battles with police.







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