Pope Benedict Prays For End To Violence In Nigeria

Following deadly attacks by radical Islamic sect, Boko Haram, Pope Benedict XVI, on Sunday, appealed for “an end to all violence” in Nigeria.

Pope Benedict, who made this statement during his weekly Angelus prayer, said, “I follow with apprehension the tragic events reported in recent days in Nigeria. While I pray for the victims, I ask for an end to all violence, which does not resolve problems but increases them, sowing hatred and divisions, even among the faithful.”



The pope noted that the attacks on Friday targeted Christian churches as well as police stations and an army base in Damaturu andMaiduguri.
The attacks, two days ahead of Sunday’s Muslim feast of Eid el-Adha, were among the deadliest ever carried out by Boko Haram, an Islamist sect based in the north of Africa’s most populous country.
Nigeria’s northern region is predominantly Muslim, with pockets of Christians.
Six churches were bombed in addition to a police station in a mainly Christian neighbourhood of Damaturu called Jerusalem, according to residents.
Boko Haram, whose name means “Western Education Is Sin” in the regional Hausa language, has targeted police and military, community and religious leaders, as well as politicians in past attacks.
The sect, which wants to see the establishment of an Islamic state in northern Nigeria, staged an uprising which was brutally put down by security forces in 2009.

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Posted: at 7-11-2011 10:31 AM (13 years ago) | Addicted Hero

It won't really do anything, but he means well.

Posted: at 7-11-2011 11:01 AM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Jah bless

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Posted: at 7-11-2011 12:24 PM (13 years ago) | Addicted Hero

May GOD bring peace to our country.

Posted: at 7-11-2011 12:52 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming

God help Naija

Posted: at 7-11-2011 01:01 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac

What a misuse of love...because Almajiri failed to go to School yesterday....killing people they cannot create...well I call it a glorification of God's elect...but steering the harsh nemesis and vengeance on Sodom and Ghomorah....will be....an irrevocable wrath from God to destroy them by their hands...It will be too late to for them learn that for slaves to dwell among the prince and princess is just a patience to train them....

Posted: at 7-11-2011 01:16 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming

God please hear the prayers of your servant and help our dear country-Nigeria.

Posted: at 7-11-2011 01:46 PM (13 years ago) | Newbie

Were the army and police asleep, given this bold-faced attacks?

Posted: at 7-11-2011 02:05 PM (13 years ago) | Newbie

abeg baba pope help naija, na finish we dey :'(

Posted: at 7-11-2011 02:35 PM (13 years ago) | Newbie

Posted: at 7-11-2011 02:59 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming