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Pope condemns “terroristic massacre” of Nigerian farmers

Pope condemns “terroristic massacre” of Nigerian farmers

POPE Francis has condemned the killing of scores of farmers and villagers in northeast Nigeria by suspected Islamist militants as a "terroristic massacre" that offended the name of God. Francis spoke of Saturday's attack during his weekly general audience, held virtually from his library in the Vatican because of the coronavirus pandemic. "I want to assure my prayers for Nigeria, which unfortunately once again has been bloodied by a terroristic massacre," the Pope said. Around 30 of the men were beheaded in the attack, which began on Saturday morning in the village of Zabarmari, and the U.N. estimated that at…
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