ICC Note: A mob of young radical Muslims attacked a Christian church on July 15 in Niger State, Nigeria, destroying everything inside of it. The reason that they gave for this act of violence was that the church had held a service on a Friday, the Muslim day of prayer. Christian churches, they argued, only have the right to worship on Sundays. The assailants reportedly beat up two men who were present at the church and chased away a group of women holding a prayer meeting. This is not the first act of violence towards Christians in Nigeria recently. There have been extrajudicial killings of Christians by Muslim mobs, and the Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram remains active in northeastern Nigeria, known for historically targeting Christians with violence..

07/21/2016, Niger State, Nigeria (WorldWatch Monitor) – A Catholic church in Niger State, northern Nigeria, was attacked by Muslim youths on Friday (15 July).

Eyewitnesses told the Daily Post that people who had gone to the church to pray were attacked by Muslims claiming that Friday was their day of prayer and that Christians only had the right to worship on Sundays.

Witnesses said the attackers destroyed church properties, including doors and windows, before the police were able to get there.

Rev. Luka Sylvester Gopep, the Vicar-General of the Diocese, confirmed the incident.

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