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Hundreds dead as Boko Haram clashes with Nigerian army in Maiduguri
Source: Associated Press
Hundreds dead as Boko Haram clashes with Nigerian army in Maiduguri
Associated Press
theguardian.com, Monday 26 January 2015 00.57 GMT
More than 200 combatants have been killed after Nigerian troops clashed with Islamic extremists who attacked the north-eastern city of Maiduguri on Sunday.
As the battle raged, suspected Boko Haram insurgents continued scorched-earth attacks on villages some 200km (125 miles) to the south in Adamawa state.
Survivors reported that the rebels rampaged through villages slitting throats of residents, looting and burning homes and abducting dozens of trapped women and children.
Adamawa state legislator Adamu Kamale appealed for troops to protect civilians in Michika, where six villages were under attack. “The attacks have continued since Friday with no presence of security operatives,” he said.
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Associated Press
theguardian.com, Monday 26 January 2015 00.57 GMT
More than 200 combatants have been killed after Nigerian troops clashed with Islamic extremists who attacked the north-eastern city of Maiduguri on Sunday.
As the battle raged, suspected Boko Haram insurgents continued scorched-earth attacks on villages some 200km (125 miles) to the south in Adamawa state.
Survivors reported that the rebels rampaged through villages slitting throats of residents, looting and burning homes and abducting dozens of trapped women and children.
Adamawa state legislator Adamu Kamale appealed for troops to protect civilians in Michika, where six villages were under attack. “The attacks have continued since Friday with no presence of security operatives,” he said.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/26/hundreds-dead-as-boko-haram-clashes-with-nigerian-army-in-maiduguri
