Nigeria: gunmen attack parish, kill 2 women

November 07, 2011

Gunmen attacked a Catholic parish in the north-central Nigerian state of Kaduna on November 3, killing two women and injuring a dozen. Protestors took to the street following the shooting and burned tires to protest inaction by security forces.

The militant Islamist organization Boko Haram (“Western education is a sin”) had carried out an attack in Kaduna in late October.

 

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Further information:

• Nigeria: Two dead and twelve wounded in raid on church in Kaduna (Christian Solidarity Worldwide)
• Kaduna Boils, As Gunmen Kill Women in Church (The Moment)