Christians in Nigeria call for end to incessant killings

Nigerian Christians on Sunday joined calls for end to killings in the West African nation. Eleven Hausa Muslims were killed by an angry crowd in Makurdi, the capital of Benue State Central Nigeria, in retaliation for an attack on a church that left 18 dead, official sources said on Wednesday.

"We lost 11 of our own in this crisis, and five wounded were hospitalized," Rilwanu Adamu, advisor for Islamic affairs in Benue governorate, told AFP.

The attacks took place in different parts of the city…
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