Boko Haram Kills Dozens In Nigerian Town
Boko Haram terrorists have killed dozens of people and burned down homes in the northeast Nigerian town of Baga in the past two days, in a second killing spree since seizing control there at the weekend, witnesses said on Thursday.
Two locals said the Islamist insurgents began shooting indiscriminately and burning buildings on Tuesday evening in raids on the civilian population that carried on into Wednesday.
“I escaped with my family in the car after seeing how Boko Haram was killing people” Mohamed Bukar told Reuters after fleeing to the state capital Maiduguri.
The terror group killed more than 10,000 people last year, according to a count by the Council on Foreign Relations in November. It is seen as the gravest threat to Nigeria, Africa’s biggest economy, and a headache for President Goodluck Jonathan ahead of an election on Feb. 14.
This article appeared in print on page 2 of edition of Hamodia.
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