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Nigeria: 19 killed in Church attack – Boko Haram suspected
Gunmen have opened fire on an evangelical church during a service in Northern Nigeria, killing at least 19 people in the latest such attack in the country, the military said on Tuesday.
“The attack happened at 8:20 pm local time Monday night.
Islamist extremist group Boko Haram has claimed scores of attacks on churches in northern and central Nigeria in recent months.
The Boko Haram group has also attacked Muslim figures as well as a range of other targets, including the United Nations building in the capital Abuja.
A number of Boko Haram members are alleged to have come from Kogi state.
Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan said in June that Boko Haram was seeking to incite a religious crisis by attacking churches in an attempt to destabilize the federal government.
Jonathan described how the group had moved from targeting local rivals to government institutions and now churches.
