Nigeria Christian Leader Warns Restraint Ending

ABUJA, Nigeria - A top Christian leader in Nigeria has warned that worshippers may abandon their restraint if violence by a radical Islamist sect continues unchecked in the country.
     The president of the Christian Association of Nigeria, told journalists Wednesday in Abuja he was making a "final call" for the government to stop violence and attacks attributed to the sect known as Boko Haram.
     He said: "The church leadership has hitherto put great restraint on the restive and aggrieved millions of Nigeria, but can no longer guarantee such cooperation if this trend of terror is not halted immediately."
     Boko Haram has killed more than 480 people this year alone in its widening sectarian battle with Nigeria's weak central government. The dead include both Christians and Muslims.