(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.