Thursday, October 4, 2012

Christian Students Murdered in Nigeria For Allegedly Refusing To Convert To Islam



According to ioL news, on Tuesday, October 2nd, 26 students at a Nigeria college were killed by unknown gunmen who carried with them guns and machetes.The attack has shocked those in the town of Mubi, where the massacre took place. Now, troops in Nigeria are actively looking for the killers, going house to house in hopes of capturing them and bringing them to justice.

 Liveleak.com is reporting that the 26 Christian students were killed by Islamist militants, Boko Haram, for refusing to convert to Islam. Boko Haram is a group that is set on implementing Sharia Law in the area.

Troops are trying to determine the identities of the killers after it was revealed by a survivor of the massacre that the killers said the names of the victims before killing them.

Photo courtesy of liveleak.com

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