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Boko Haram 'kills 24 Nigerian vigilantes in ambush'
[STANDARDMEDIA.CO.KE] Suspected Boko Haram... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality... fighters have killed at least 24 members of a vigilante group in north-eastern Nigeria, security officials say. They say another 34 people are missing after the attack near the town of Monguno in Borno state. The officials said forces of Evil wearing army uniforms ambushed more than 100 vigilantes on Friday. Attacks have increased recently despite a massive military deployment to areas worst affected by Islamist bad boys. Nigeria's army recently said it had killed Boko Haram's leader Abubakar Shekau but this has not been confirmed. The military has encouraged the formation of vigilante groups to help tackle the Islamists. Revenge attacks The forces of Evil attacked the vigilante youths on the outskirts of Monguno, about 160km (100 miles) north-east of the state capital Maiduguri, where Boko Haram was formed in 2009. The vigilante youths had been on a mission to capture Boko Haram forces of Evil in their camps when they were ambushed, the Sunday Tribune reports. The vigilantes had originally arranged to go with the army but after some hours of waiting for the soldiers to arrive they moved in by themselves. They were ambushed by forces of Evil who "had disguised in military uniforms with three captured patrol vehicles of the security agencies", sources told the paper. Posted by: Fred 2013-10-15 |
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