All appears set for the mass burial of about twenty of the victims of the Christmas day bombing at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church in Madalla, Niger state.
According to the catholic priest in charge of the church, Rev. Isaac Achi, the church decided to bury the victims in its premises because they lost their lives there.
He added that a representative of the Pope may attend the burial.
Meanwhile Nigerians have been urged to collectively pause at 12 noon today and pray for the souls of those who have lost their lives in various dreadful terror attacks in different parts of the country.
The Chairperson of the Anthony Fatayi-Williams Foundation, Marie Fatayi-Williams, made the plea during a press briefing in Lagos, saying the prayer is necessary because there is power in pure thoughts and prayers.
Over 25 people were reported dead as result of the bomb attack which ripped through the St.Theresa Catholic Church in Niger state during its Christmas mass.
The Abuja explosions wasn’t the only one to rock Nigeria’s troubled north on Christmas Day as yet another explosion was reported near another church in Jos, the Plateau state capital.
The twin attacks which has residents fearing for their lives during the yuletide season is suspected to be the work of dreaded Islamic sect Boko Haram.
According to the associated press the terrorist sect have orchestrated several attacks that have claimed over 400 lives this year alone.
The AP reported he first explosion on Sunday struck St Theresa Catholic Church in Madalla, a town in Niger state close to the capital, Abuja, authorities said.
