After
the January 3 capture of a military base in Nigeria by Boko Haram, the Islamic
fundamentalists have continued in their onslaught. This latest attack has been
described as the deadliest in which over 2000 were feared killed in Baga town,
Maiduguri State, Nigeria.
“Security
forces have responded rapidly, and have deployed significant military assets
and conducted air strikes against militant targets,” said a government
spokesman.
District
head Baba Abba Hassan said
most victims are children, women and elderly people who could not run fast
enough when insurgents drove into Baga, firing rocket-propelled grenades and
assault rifles on town residents.
Hundreds
of bodies – too many to count – remain strewn in the bush in Nigeria from an Islamic
extremist attack that Amnesty International described as the “deadliest
massacre” in the history of Boko Haram.
Residents
numbering about 1.5 million have been displaced into the neighbouring Cameroun.
The
government however has not made any official comment on the alleged massacres.
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