Just as President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan declared state of emergency
in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States as a result of the sectarian
terrorism caused by the Islamist Boko Haram information has it that
members of the Islamic group, the Boko Haram killed the Secretary of
the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN),Bono State, Reverend Faye
Pama Musa in Maiduguri home yesterday
It was gathered that Musa, the head pastor of a Pentecostal church in
Maiduguri, was trailed to his GRA residence by two gunmen who shot him
at close range at about 7.30pm.
CAN Headquarters confirms assassination With “Heavy Heart”
The headquarters of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has confirmed the murder of Reverend Musa.
Describing the killing of its Secretary in Borno State as “sad”, Kenny
Asaka, the media aide to the National President of CAN, Pastor Ayo
Oritsejafor, said the President received the news with a “heavy heart.”
The Boko Haram, a group of radical Islamic fundamentalists has claimed
responsibility for hundreds of attacks that have killed over 2000
persons and wounded dozens.
The group says it wants Northern Nigeria to be governed under strict Islamic laws.
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