WCC CONDEMNS ATTACKS ON CHURCHES INNIGER

The World Council of Churches (WCC), condemns the attacks on Churches in Niger resulting in the destruction of more than 70 churches and killing of an undetermined number of peoples.

These events have come as repercussions following the Charlie Hebdo attack and the “Je suis Charlie” campaign in support of the controversial French weekly publication.

An official WCC statement issued on 22 January reads, “The WCC is grateful for the strong condemnation by the government of Niger of these attacks. President Mahamadou Issoufou denounced the anti-Christian violence, addressing his fellow citizens in these words, ‘What have the Christians of Niger done to deserve this? Where have they wronged you?’”

The statement also notes that Niger is a “predominantly Muslim country but one with a reputation of relative tolerance towards its Christian minority”.

When will all this killings stop. Please let us all Christians round the world put them in our prayers