The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has raised fresh alarm over the continued killing of Christians in the north by the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram.

It expressed worries over the inability of government to nip the incessant killings of its members in the north-eastern Nigeria in the bud despite its declaration of state of emergency in three crisis-ridden states.

In a communiqué issued at the end of its special meeting on Wednesday in Abuja, the Christian body decried the new spate of killings in the area.

It alleged that several churches had been burnt since the killing was carried out without any of the attackers arrested.

“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 3 churches: EYN church, Deeper Life Bible Church and the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG). We were informed that when the Christian community sought to meet the state governor on this issue, he said, he did not have the time to see them until February next year,” the communiqué read.

Also, the Christian body stated that on the night of November 14, Boko Haram invaded a Christian dominated village in Gwoza Local Government Area, killing two Christians and abducted three others.

It alleged that over a 100 houses were burnt by the assailants in a midnight raid.

It, however, urged Christians to continue to have confidence in the indivisibility of the country in the face of provocations and attacks.
It also called on the Federal Government to rise up to the task to protect the lives and property of the people, particularly the Christians living in the states of Borno and Yobe.

“As Christians, we must rediscover who we are, for the sake of the church today, evangelism and the yet unborn. This must be the beginning of your determination to build the Nigeria of our dreams, a Nigeria where no one is judged by their ethnic nationality or religion; a Nigeria where from the North to South, East to West, everyone is equal and treated as equals and as a Nigerian; a Nigeria where hard work is rewarded and wickedness punished,” it said.

http://telegraphng.com/2013/11/boko-haram-can-raises-alarm-fresh-attacks-christians/

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