MidnightWatcher – Prophecy in Motion

Update: Latest reports now indicate 11 killed, many more injured …

“Jos, Nigeria (CNN) —  Tensions ran high in the central Nigerian city of Jos on Sunday in the aftermath of an explosion outside a Catholic church that left six people dead, according to hospital and government officials.

The apparent car bomb attack happened outside of St. Finbar’s Catholic Church, according to Plateau Gov. Jonah David Jang.

A spokesman for the Plateau state government, Machias Abraham Yiljab, said three bodies were at the scene of the explosion.

Ishaya Pam, chief medical director of the Jos University Teaching Hospital, said in a statement that the hospital had three bodies and was treating 14 people for wounds suffered in the explosion.

He said additional people had been wounded in the blast, but had been treated and released.

Images sent by Mark Lipdo, program coordinator for the Stefanos Foundation, showed a charred crater in the pavement, a vehicle bumper in the road and smoke rising in the distance.

Stefanos is a foundation that aims to help persecuted Christians in Nigeria and elsewhere.” Read more.

Nigeria: Islamists Declare War on Christianity, Plans to Eradicate Christians, Claims Gov’t ‘Cannot Be Prepared for What is to Come’ – “A Nigerian spokesman for the Islamic militant group Boko Haram told Bikyamasr.com on Sunday that they are planning a ‘war’ on Christians in the next few weeks. According to the spokesman, speaking via telephone from northern Nigeria, the group ‘will launch a number of attacks, coordinated and part of the plan to eradicate Christians from certain parts of the country.’” Read more.