Christian leaders in the troubled Northeastern state of Adamawa have lamented the incessant killings of Christians by Boko Haram insurgents in the area.
In a communique issued at the end of a one day meeting held at Bishop Shehaan Pastoral Centre in Yola, the state capital, on Tuesday, November 11, the Clerics expressed worry over the onslaught, Punch reports.
The leaders decried the recent takeover of some local government areas in the state, Madagali, Michika, Mubi North, Mubi South and parts of Hong by the Islamic extremists.
In the communique, read by the Archbishop of the LCCN, Most Rev. Dr. Nemuel Babba, the Christian leaders alleged that they gathered from the people in territories controlled by Boko Haram that the insurgents slaughter Christian parents and brothers in the presence of their wives and children.
They added that the militants have destroyed churches that were existing in the areas.
The communique read: “We reject in strong terms insinuations from certain quarters that the insurgents are mere bunch of trigger-happy miscreants, whose intentions are to settle certain scores with the government, owing to the towering revelations of attacks mostly targeted at Christians.”
Recall that over the weekend, Boko Haram released a new video which showed the insurgents parading down a road in a yet-to-be-identified town they apparently are in control of. There were also clips of Shekau preaching to locals.
Sources had revealed that the moment insurgents gained entry into Mubi town, they started implementing strict Sharia law, consequently amputating the hands of 10 people found guilty of sundry offences.
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