Gunmen have attacked a church in northern Nigeria, killing at least
five people, including the pastor, and setting the building on fire,
residents and police have said.
The attack took place on Christmas eve on Monday in the village of Peri, near Potiskum, the economic capital of Yobe state.
"A group of gunmen came into the village at midnight and went
straight to the church... they opened fire on them [...] They then set
fire to the church," said Usman Mansir, a resident of the village.
A senior police official in Yobe confirmed the details to the AFP news agency, but declined to be named.
Yobe police chief Sanusi Rufa'i said the attack was "a security issue" and refused to comment further.
It was not clear who was behind the attack, but fighters belonging
to the Boko Haram group, which seeks to impose strict religious law on
Nigeria, have carried out several attacks in Yobe, which borders
Maiduguri state, where the group is based.
While Yobe's population is overwhelmingly Muslim, the commercial hub
of Potiskum has a significant Christian minority. Peri is just two
kilometres outside the city.
Source: - Al Jazeera
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