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| Africa Subsaharan |
| Boko Haram burns churches in Borno |
| 2014-08-02 |
| [SUNNEWSONLINE] No fewer than five churches have been burnt in some communities south of Borno, in separate attacks by Boko Haram ... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality... terrorists, an official in the area said yesterday. The forces of Evil invaded Kwajaffa, Tashan Alade and some communities in Hawul Local Government Area in the southern part of the state on Wednesday night, setting fire to some churches. A source stated that the forces of Evil had threatened to return to some of the communities and burn down Hawul Local Government Secretariate, an alleged threat which created fears among the people. The Caretaker Chairman of Hawul Local Government, Dr. Andrew Malgwi, while confirming the incident to journalists in Maiduguri on telephone, said Boko Haram men had been targeting churches in the area, expressing fear that "the council secretariat may be the next target of the terrorists." He said the forces of Evil had shifted their deadly attacks and destruction to the local government area, which is predominantly a Christian area and one of the three local government areas that had witnessed less attacks by Boko Haram since 2010, when insurgency heightened in the state. Malgwi appealed to the Federal Government to deploy more troops to the area to forestall possible attacks on other communities in the area and safeguard lives and property. Hawul is about 220 kilometres from Maiduguri, the state capital, and shares boundary with the neighbouring Adamawa State. |
| Posted by:Fred |