LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigeria’s Catholic bishops expressed concern that anger and hatred are growing among Christian and Muslim communities and have reached a dangerous level following a spate of church bombings believed to be carried out by a fundamentalist Islamic sect.
“These are sad days for Nigeria and for all Nigerians,” the bishops said in a June 26 statement released in Abuja. “We feel greatly pained by the violent events which have become almost daily occurrences.”