Tension rises in Northern Nigeria after pastor's murder

Date: 18-04-2010 8:08 am (14 years ago) | Author: Sheenor
- at 18-04-2010 08:08 AM (14 years ago)
(m)
Rectarian tension is rising in a Muslim-dominated northern Nigeria state following the murder of a pastor and his wife as Christians call for revenge, residents and officials said.

The couple were allegedly abducted and killed by some Muslims in Boto village in Bauchi State, they said.

The burnt bodies of the pentecostal pastor, Ishaya Kadah, and his wife, Selina, were discovered on Thursday by the police in the village, located in the predominantly Christian Tafawa Balewa district, two days after they were kidnapped, they added.

"It is quite tense here since the burnt corpses of pastor Ishaya and his wife were discovered yesterday (Thursday), with his flock calling for revenge. We don't know what is going to happen," Boto resident Bitrus Kagama said.

"The pastor and his wife were found missing and their bodies later discovered in the bush," Kagama said.

"We received a report on Tuesday that a pastor and his wife were missing and a search team discovered the bodies two days later", Bauchi State police commissioner Danlami Yar'Adua told AFP on phone from the state capital, Bauchi.

"We have arrested two suspects and we are still looking for four other suspects in connection with the murder. We are on top of the situation," Yar'Adua said.

Tafawa Balewa, which has a history of Christian-Muslim violence, is on the border with Plateau State, which has been rocked by sectarian violence in the last six years that has left hundreds dead.

Boto is home to more than 100 Muslims displaced by the sectarian violence in Jos, capital of Plateau State, in January which the police said left 326 dead.


Posted: at 18-04-2010 08:08 AM (14 years ago) | Hero
- Sheenor at 18-04-2010 08:10 AM (14 years ago)
(m)
wahala dey..

Posted: at 18-04-2010 08:10 AM (14 years ago) | Hero
Reply
- ajanni at 18-04-2010 08:37 AM (14 years ago)
(m)
please let us knows the actual cause
Posted: at 18-04-2010 08:37 AM (14 years ago) | Grande Master
Reply
- sabiti at 19-04-2010 03:21 PM (14 years ago)
(m)
za'a yi buro'uba ke nan
Posted: at 19-04-2010 03:21 PM (14 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Reply
- spekay at 20-04-2010 04:52 AM (14 years ago)
(m)
Now that was really senseless . . AGAIN ??

Posted: at 20-04-2010 04:52 AM (14 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Reply
- am4urluv at 20-04-2010 09:08 AM (14 years ago)
(m)
we r tired of everything in this country...it is now obvious that we r tired of staying together...but split is not going to solve our problem...but if it will ...why not?
Posted: at 20-04-2010 09:08 AM (14 years ago) | Newbie
Reply
- solid_solid at 20-04-2010 11:18 AM (14 years ago)
(m)
this is a very wicked act ........... in this quiet hour .........
Posted: at 20-04-2010 11:18 AM (14 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Reply
- zolazola at 20-04-2010 12:51 PM (14 years ago)
(m)
hmmmm
Posted: at 20-04-2010 12:51 PM (14 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Reply
- Toks-E at 20-04-2010 04:01 PM (14 years ago)
(m)
Na wa ooo. Murda was the case nd they blamed me

Posted: at 20-04-2010 04:01 PM (14 years ago) | Addicted Hero
Reply
- ngfineface at 4-09-2015 09:10 AM (8 years ago)
(f)
Wahala dey ooooooo
Posted: at 4-09-2015 09:10 AM (8 years ago) | Hero
Reply