Nigerian Anglican bishop survives fourth attack

ZARIA, Nigeria — The latest attack on Ali Buba Lamido, 47, Anglican bishop of Wusasa diocese in Kaduna state, began as the past year’s previous three did: Armed men whom he believes were Muslim militants asked the guards at his home where he was, announcing they were going to kill him. This time, on March 10, a guest of one of his guards was shot dead. The guard and another worker were seriously injured. The four attacks on his house since April 2005 have involved no attempted robbery.

“It is difficult to believe that it was not religiously motivated, because some bishops have been attacked and one priest was murdered in a similar way,” Lamido said. “And the killers never stole any thing from their houses.”