B’nai B’rith sent a letter to Nigeria’s ambassador to Washington after the Christmas bombings, expressing horror at the attacks on worshippers. Among the latest atrocities were a Jan. 5 assault on the Deeper Life Church in Gombe, attacks on Jan. 6 targeting the Christ Apostolic Church in Jimeta-Yola as well as Christian mourners in Mubi, and an attempted car bombing at the Living Faith Church in Kaduna on Jan. 8.
“The international community must stand in solidarity with the people of Nigeria and strongly condemn attacks targeting a religious community,” B’nai B’rith International President Allan J. Jacobs said.
“It is outrageous that one radical group is trying to bend such a multi-cultural nation as Nigeria to its narrow view through violence,” B’nai B’rith International Executive Vice President Daniel S. Mariaschin said.