Faith
Under Fire....
4 dead, churches burned as Christians targeted in north
Nigeria attack
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Witnesses and authorities say at least four
people died in an apparent attack on a northeast Nigeria city that
saw churches and businesses burned to the ground.
The attack happened Saturday night in the city of Geidam in
Nigeria's Yobe state, which sits near the country's arid border
with Niger.
Witnesses say attackers blew up a local police station and
attacked a bank, as well as set fire to businesses and at least
eight churches.
Yobe state police commissioner Sulaiman Lawal declined to comment
Sunday, referring calls to the national police headquarters, where
no one answered calls. Emergency officials declined to immediately
comment.
The attacks come after a Nov. 4 attack in the state capital
claimed by the radical Muslim sect known as Boko Haram that killed
more than 100 Christians.