{"id":109896,"date":"2024-01-02T04:35:46","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T03:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=109896"},"modified":"2024-01-02T04:35:46","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T03:35:46","slug":"plateau-killings-may-god-free-nigeria-from-horrors-pope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/plateau-killings-may-god-free-nigeria-from-horrors-pope\/","title":{"rendered":"Plateau killings: May God free Nigeria from horrors \u2014 Pope"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pope Francis has prayed for Nigeria over the spate of killings and insurgent activities in the country in recent times.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that the murder of over 200 lives in rustic communities in Plateau State by insurgents has continued to attract local and international attention.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet us pray together for the victims of the severe violence in Nigeria\u2019s Plateau State. May God free Nigeria from these horrors!\u201d the Argentine pontiff said Sunday in a post on X (formerly Twitter).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet us #PrayTogether for the victims of the severe violence in Nigeria\u2019s Plateau State. May God free Nigeria from these horrors! Let us also pray for those who lost their lives in the explosion of a tanker truck in Liberia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The octogenarian also prayed for \u201cpeople who suffer because of war: the martyred Ukrainian people, the Palestinian and Israeli peoples, the Sudanese people, the martyred Rohingya, and many others. May those with a stake in these conflicts listen to the voice of their conscience\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Dark-hearted assailants conducted blood-curling simultaneous attacks on communities in the Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi Local Government Areas of the Plateau State on Christmas eve.<\/p>\n<p>The attacks have so far claimed over 200 lives with hundreds of houses and farmlands burnt. 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