55 Christians were murdered in Nigeria the other day.
Were they Muslim? Who killed them?
Opps, I’m sorry I did not read careful enough. You said they were Christians.
Nigeria: 55 People Dead as Christian-Muslim Market Fight Turns Into Slaughter
Emeka Umeagbalasi, board chairman of Intersociety for Civil Liberties & the Rule of Law, told The Christian Post on Monday that the violence began after a Muslim man stole an item from the “Christian and indigenous-dominated market.”
The traders chased the thief and got him, Umeagbalasi said, which led to Muslims regrouping to defend and rescue him. Armed with machetes and guns, they later went on a spree that resulted in Christian homes being burned down, he said.
The Intersociety board chairman estimated that the case was 80 percent Muslim violence against 20 percent Christian reprisal. Intersociety will speak more about the case next week during its monthly review.
Muslims and Christians make up roughly an equal share of the Nigerian population, though vioence has mostly been carried out by radical groups, such as Boko Haram and groups operating as Fulani.
It does not say how many Christians or how many Muslims were killed.