Nigeria: attacks increase

Religion Today  |  World
Date posted:  1 Dec 2013
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Heavily armed militants, suspected members of Boko Haram, attacked Damaturu, the capital of Yobe state, in late October.

It appears that hundreds of members of the Muslim terrorist sect took part in the surprise offensive in an area that hosts government institutions but is also dominated by Christians. The militants also attacked a hospital, stole drugs and drove off in ambulances. The death toll of the gun battle between the militants and the army, which lasted several hours, has not been confirmed.

A resident told Nigerian media: ‘It was a coordinated onslaught by the insurgents. They divided themselves into so many groups’.

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