NEW : Pope Benedict XVI condemned attacks in the region . `` Sometimes , challenges make people doubt the sincerity of government , but I am confident that God knows everything , '' he said Sunday . One attack was in Yobe province , the other in Borno province . A militant Islamist group has been targeting Christians and some Muslims . There was a series of attacks last year on Christians .
NEW : Pope Benedict XVI condemned attacks in the region . One attack was in Yobe province , the other in Borno province . A militant Islamist group has been targeting Christians and some Muslims . There was a series of attacks last year on Christians .