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Boko Haram Razes Village near Chibok
[AnNahar] 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... has burnt down a village neighboring the northeast Nigeria ... a particularly crimson stretch of Islam's bloody border... n town of Chibok where the group kidnapped over 200 schoolgirls two years ago, local residents said Wednesday. A group of Boko Haram gunnies invaded Goptari, 10 kilometers from Chibok, late Tuesday and set it on fire after looting food supplies and livestock. The attack underscores the continued threat of Boko Haram in Nigeria's volatile northeast, where the military is still battling for control despite making gains against the forces of Evil over the past year. "They attacked the village around 8:00 pm (1900GMT), firing heavy guns which made people flee into the bush," Samson Bulus from nearby Kautikeri village told AFP. "The Boko Haram raiders looted homes and shops, taking along food supplies and livestock before burning the entire village," he said. Luka Damina, another Kautikeri resident said troops in Chibok engaged the attackers in shootout but were subdued by the bad boys. "The Boko Haram fighters overpowered the soldiers and seized a van with a machine gun mounted on the deck from the soldiers," he said. Witnesses, including a local chief, said a soldier was maimed during the shootout. The attack came two days after a raid on nearby Kallali village where the Islamists looted and burnt homes, a local chief told AFP. Last month eight people were killed outside a church in a village 30 kilometers east of Chibok. In August, 10 people were killed in another attack on nearby Kubrivu village. Posted by: trailing wife 2016-10-20 |
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