Nigeria: Update — Extremists Kill Three Pastors, Raze Twenty Churches
— ICC reports on update:
— ICC “has received additional details on attacks by extremists against Christians and churches in Maiduguri, Nigeria. ICC first reported this story on July 29 (‘Extremists Kill Pastor, Raze Churches in Nigeria’). We have now learned that the Islamists killed 12 Christians, including three pastors, and razed twenty churches.”
— ICC reports that group Boko Haram “opposes Western education and fights to impose Sharia law throughout Nigeria, including areas that are majority Christian.”
— Note this is 15 more churches than originally reported!
—- ICC Petition for Nigerian Government (PDF)
—- Electronically Sign ICC Petition Online
—- ICC urges Americans to call the Nigerian embassy at 202-986-8400, or fax at 202-362-6541
—- July 30, 2009: Nigeria: ICC reports: “Extremists Kill Pastor, Raze Churches in Nigeria” — Boko Haram group attacks