I am stupefied and saddened by the carnage at the Catholic churches in Nigeria on Xmas day.
Islamist militant group Boko Haram claimed responsibility.  As a Muslim,  I feel terribly saddened
by these dastardly acts perpetrated by Muslims.  All Muslims everywhere should categorically condemn
this heinous crime and hope that the perpetrators be hauled up, tried and hanged, just like what
the Indonesian government did to the Bali bombers.
The Nigerian authorities should do the same. Justice must be seen to be done.  In one English
newspaper in Malaysia, condemning the bombings, the Foreign Ministry made this statement:
The taking of innocent lives and infliction of serious injuries constitute an unforgiveable and
inhuman act. The commission of such an act against a place of worship and during a mass
congregation to mark a day of religious significance is even more deplorable.
I agree.  One is reminded of the words of Edmund Burke:  "All that is required for the triumph of
evil is that good men remain silent and do nothing".