Nigerian bishops protest horrific killings
Despite heavy rain on Sunday, hundreds turned out to support the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) to take a stand against a surge of Islamist extremist violence. Senior church leaders in Nigeria have led a mass protest against the "brutal killing of innocent Nigerians".
Archbishop Augustine Akubeze, president of the CBCN, said there was a “high level of insecurity in every part of Nigeria”.
“We are protesting against the brutal killing of innocent Nigerians by Boko Haram, and terrorist herdsmen…We are gathered to mourn the women, children, babies and men who have been killed by the terrorists,” he said.
“We are gathered to let the Federal Government of Nigeria know that we are tired of hearing from them that Boko Haram has been ‘technically defeated’ even when they still attack with impunity.”
Archbishop Augustine added that the Nigerian government’s poor response to the attacks was making the situation worse.
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