From Christian Post-
The Nigerian Anglican archbishop, who oversees the area where more than 500 people were recently killed, grieved over the history lost and said people need to understand the sacredness of human life.
“Some of these communities may never again be recognized in history because generations have been wiped out,” said the Rt. Rev. Benjamin Kwashi, Anglican Archbishop of Jos, Nigeria, in a statement.
"Hundreds of corpses of men, women, children and grandchildren littered the burned houses, roads, bush paths, farm areas and hiding places,” he said.
This past weekend, two predominantly Christian villages in the Jos area were attacked by machete-wielding Muslim extremists. At a superficial level the violence appears to be religiously motivated. Some say the most recent violence is revenge for the attacks on Muslims in January.
But local experts say the conflict is also fueled by competition over resources, land, and jobs in the poverty-stricken area.
“Is there no other way by which matters can be resolved except through this sadistic and cruel way of making peoples’ lives miserable?” Kwashi asked. “For me, as a Christian, human life is so sacred that no one, absolutely no one, should tamper with it, no matter what religious faith you belong to.”
The Nigerian archbishop said people need to be taught that human life is sacred because it is a gift from God.
More here-
http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100310/nigerian-archbishop-generations-wiped-out-by-mass-attacks/
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