Nigeria, Nov. 21 -- A coalition of Christian organisations has urged the United Nations and the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate attacks and killings allegedly targeting Christian communities in parts of Nigeria.

The groups said recurring violence, coupled with what they described as slow progress in securing justice domestically, necessitated external intervention.

The petition was announced at a press briefing addressed by Bosun Emmanuel, a pastor who spoke on behalf of the Christian Social Movement of Nigeria and the wider coalition.

"This press conference is held under the auspices of the Christian Social Movement of Nigeria," he said. "We are appealing for impartial international investigators to assess the situat...