YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Nigerian Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah has severely criticised the government for failing to act decisively to stop terrorism in Africa’s most populous country, saying it is “one of the worst phases of Nigeria’s national life”.
The Bishop of the Diocese of Sokoto – located in Nigeria’s predominantly Muslim north west – was speaking after reports said a terrorist camp was holding about 200 kidnapped Nigerian Christians near Rijana, just 20 miles south of Kaduna City.
The report published by Truth Nigeria comes in the wake of the Feb. 24 release of eight hostages who endured 85 days of starvation and daily beatings at the camp. They paid a combined $27,000 ransom to regain their freedom.
