lunes, 1 de febrero de 2016

Over 80 killed, children burnt to death in Boko Haram attack in Nigeria — RT News

Over 80 killed, children burnt to death in Boko Haram attack in Nigeria — RT News



 

Over 80 killed, children burnt to death in Boko Haram attack in Nigeria 

 


Boko Haram militants killed 86 people, including children, in
their recent attack on villages in northeastern Nigeria on Saturday.
Horrifying details of the attacks emerged on Sunday.

The Saturday night assault
on the outskirts of the Nigerian city of Maiduguri – the birthplace of
Boko Haram – lasted for hours, targeting villages and camps housing some
25,000 refugees, AP has reported, citing survivors and soldiers at the
scene. By Sunday afternoon, 86 bodies had collected, officials said,
adding that another 62 victims were being treated for burns.




 Children displaced as a result of Boko Haram attack in the northeast region of Nigeria, attend a class at Maikohi secondary school camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) in Yola, Adamawa State © Afolabi Sotunde