Boko Haram crisis: Dozens killed in villages near Chibok
Source: BBC News
22 June 2014
Dozens of villagers are feared dead after attacks by suspected Boko Haram Islamist militants in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state.
The raids on Saturday morning were close to Chibok, from where more than 200 schoolgirls were abducted in April.
Villagers said Boko Haram fighters spent six hours on a shooting spree, chasing fleeing residents into the bush and torching homes.
Boko Haram wants to create an Islamic state in northern Nigeria....
Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-27963728
Gee, won't that be a fun place to live if they get their wish.
rickyhall
(4,889 posts)The US can help but I don't we should lead unless we attacked.
riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)They appear to be either 1. complicit or 2. Willfully apathetic.
BK operates with near impunity.
I think those 200+ abducted girls are gone forever. The US drones appear to be more interested in intelligence gathering than locating them. And certainly the Nigerian government has NEVER made any real attempt to find them or secure their release.
theHandpuppet
(19,964 posts)Will we ever know the truth? I doubt it. Too many countries have an interest in Nigerian resources, particularly oil. If anything they're more interested in protecting their investments, not the people.
JI7
(89,182 posts)such a horrible situation.