Christmas weekend violence kills 38 in Nigeria
Dozens of armed men attacked the church, dragging the pastor out of his home and shooting him to death. Two young men from the choir rehearsing for a late-night carol service also were slain. The group of about 30 attackers armed with guns and knives even killed two people passing by Victory Baptist Church. The assailants only left after setting the church and pastor's house ablaze.
Danjuma Akawu, the church's secretary, managed to escape after he and others climbed over the church's fence. "I cannot understand these attacks," Akawu said. "Why Christians? Why Christians? The police have failed to protect us." (AP)
