(Picture Courtesy of Sahara Reporters)
According to reports emanating from Abuja another bomb has been set off within the premises of a Mountain of Fire Ministries few hours after one boomed at a Roman Catholic Church “St. Theresa’s Church” in Malada, a suburb in the Nigerian capital, as worshippers got ready to celebrate Christmas mass.
The first bomb left no fewer than 25 people died. Death toll in the latest blast couldn’t be verified as at the time of going to press, but eye witness accounts says scores might have lost their lives.
Although no group has claimed responsibility for the attacks, fingers are being pointed to renegade group Boko Haram.
In a swift reaction, the Vatican condemned the attacks as “blind absurd terrorist violence.”
This latest attacks could fuel hatred in a continual dividing nation in which religious bigotry is becoming the order of the day.
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