News:CAN alleges fresh attacks on Christians in North-East

The
Christian Association of Nigeria on
Wednesday raised the alarm over
alleged continued killings of Christians
in the North by the Boko Haram Islamic
sect. The association, in a communiqué
at the end of its Special Meeting in
Abuja by its General Secretary, Dr.
Musa Asake, expressed worries that
despite the state of emergency
declared in the North-Eastern part of
the country to curtail insurgency, the
attacks on Christians had continued
unabated. Giving the chronicles of the
new spate of killings, it said suspected
Boko Haram members attacked Ngoshe
village in Gwoza Local Government
area of Borno State on November 3 and
killed eight Christians. CAN further
alleged that several churches had been
burnt since the killings were carried out
without any of the attackers being
arrested. The communique reads in
part: "On the 3rd of this month at
about 8pm, Boko Haram members
attacked Ngoshe village in Gwoza local
government area of Borno state and
killed 8 Christians: Baba Ayuba, Baba
Bitrus and Baba Isa Biyabra, the
security guard and four others whose
names we are yet to get. "They burnt
11 houses owned by the Christians and
three churches: EYN church, Deeper
Life Bible church and the Redeemed
Christian Church of God. We were
informed that when the Christian
community sought to9 meet the state
governor on this issue, he said, "He
does not have the time to see them
until February next year.