Nigeria: Bomb Victims Given Mass Burial

The unidentified corpses were buried yesterday in the presence of the Pope's representative. Twenty unidentified bodies of the 2011 Christmas Day bombing by the Boko Haram sect of St. Theresa Catholic Church, Madalla near the Nigerian capital, Abuja, were buried yesterday Wednesday February 1, 2012 in Madalla. It was after a massive service conducted by a representative of the Pope, assisted by Olubunmi Cardinal Okogie and the entire college of Nigerian Catholic Bishops, the local press reported.

The bishops flew in straight from Burkina Faso where they had been attending the African Catholic Bishops conference. Prior to the event, police had beefed up security in the town to ensure a hitch-free occasion, THISDAY said. The victims were killed on December 25, 2011 in bomb attacks claimed by Boko Haram that left at least 43 people dead.

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