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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