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ATTACKS ON CHURCHES in northeast Nigeria blamed on Boko Haram have killed more than 50 people, authorities say, overshadowing festivities ahead of a last-16 World Cup match against France.
Gunmen stormed Sunday services in four villages near Chibok in Borno state where Boko Haram kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls on April 14.
They hurled explosives into churches, torched buildings and fired on worshippers as they tried to flee, residents said.
“So far we have 54 dead,” said a Borno state official, who requested anonymity as he was not authorised to discuss casualties with the media.
Found in bushland
A local leader in Chibok, who also asked that his name be withheld, said residents had discovered at least 47 bodies in the surrounding bushland, but told AFP the search was ongoing and figures were still being collated.
Federal government spokesman Mike Omeri confirmed Monday that “a number of people were killed” but said he had not yet received an official casualty report from the local government and could not discuss specifics.
Distress calls
Locals have accused the military of ignoring distress calls made after the attack began, leaving them defenceless during the attack, but Omeri said: “I was… reliably informed that the military and the airforce were there. Maybe a little late, but they made it there.”
The Chibok leader challenged the government’s version of events, saying the military “did not attempt go” to the scene of the attack.
“Anybody who tells you the military went there is lying,” he said.
In the week following the April abductions, Chibok residents accused the security forces of doing almost nothing to secure the girls’ release, despite military claims that a massive manhunt had been launched.
Support
The United States, Britain, France and Israel are now supporting Nigeria’s search-and-rescue operation, but there have been no signs of success so far, with 219 girls still missing.
The villages targeted on Sunday — Kwada, Ngurojina, Karagau and Kautikari — are all within 10 kilometres (six miles) of Chibok.
Church attacks have been a prominent feature of the insurgency, which Boko Haram claims is aimed at creating an Islamic state in Nigeria’s mainly Muslim north.
- © AFP 2014.
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That country is in an absolute mess by the looks of it
Sh!thole any wonder they’re over here!
Thank God my Dad immigrated to the Ireland !
Lol. Gotta love thejournal.
Guy says he loves Ireland and is downvoted because according to some people he isnt Irish.
Stay classy fellas
Idk maybe people don’t like it being referred to as “the Ireland”?
@Jay Singh, are you a Sikh ? I hope your family was well received when they came here and that you are all happy :-)
Nigeria is the economic capital of the African continent and extremism is very rapidly causing it to defend in to madness. How are any African nations supposed to evolve with this stranglehold, it’s getting worse year by year.
*Descend
I know it’s weird but I put ‘the’ before Ireland to show extra respect to this country, cheers..
Nah mate, I’m Hindu… We are living happily here, cheers.
Donal, some people can never be happy so just ignore them, cheers.
What a kip
Boko Haram = Mossad, Shabak, CIA, MI6 = Mercenaries of Jacob Rothschild!
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/05/24/363918/boko-haram-created-and-funded-by-cia/
Why hasn’t anyone silenced you yet? I believe you by the way, but how are they allowing you to live? Surely you would be a major target and it would be worth the time and resources of the MNC’s to silence you.
Lol
There is one common denominator between the Syrian Rebel’s (The “Good” Terrorists that US Supports) ISIS in Iraq and Boko Haram…..
All three annihilate Christian towns and villages.
Frank, mind yourself. I have a feeling the CIA are monitoring this as we speak. I’ll continue this conversation in code to throw those pesky internet nazis off you. Derp derp derp derpidy derp derp. Derp. Derpidy derp derp derp derpidy derp derp. You following?
Frank I really wish the Rotschilds would issue an updated version of Protocols of the Elders of Z1on and confirm their plans …would really add to all the great evidence you have assembled
That’s actually true! Just like the US supported the Libyan rebels that killed thee ambassador.
So this is where care in the community happens :-)
Franks believes everything he reads on Press Tv , but tells people to stop watching Fox News and the likes???
Massimo you legend haha
On a lighter note. I hope they beat France
I turned a whiter shade of pale when I read this.
….and a face that first was ghostly
The government in Nigeria seem to have no control, law and order is not properly enforced, graft is endemic. The government needs to take a long look at itself and start behaving like a real government from the top down.
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