Boko Haram disguised as preachers kill at least 24 in Nigeria

[oberliner]

Source: Reuters

Islamist Boko Haram militants disguised as preachers killed at least 24 people and wounded several others in an attack near a mosque in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, a military source and witness said on Monday.

The attackers arrived in cars late on Sunday and gathered people at a mosque in the remote village of Kwajafa, pretending to preach Islam. They then opened fire on them, witness Simeon Buba said.

The group's six-year insurgency, and President Goodluck Jonathan's failure to end it or protect civilians, were factors in the victory of opposition candidate Muhammadu Buhari in last week's election.

The group fighting for an Islamic state has killed thousands and kidnapped hundreds, although a military operation against them by Nigeria and neighbors Chad, Cameroon and Niger in the past two months has wrested back much of the territory it controlled.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/06/us-nigeria-violence-boko-haram-idUSKBN0MX11420150406

[JDPriestly]

1. Incomprehensible.

[LeftishBrit]

2. Insanity. Horrifying.

[Corey_Baker08]

3. President Obama Recently Scheduled A Family Trip To Kenya; I Fear For The Safety Of The 1st Family..

Especially with the gross incompetence of the Secret Service. I know that he scheduled this trip to visit family & I can only assume to pay respect at his father's graveside.

This trip was scheduled well before the terrorist massacre at the College in Kenya.

Can Anyone find out if he is still making the trip? I know the President is not one to let terrorist disrupt his life, but the incompetence of not only the Secret Service but also that of Kenyan Security Forces is cause for great concern, I mean I still can't believe it took them 10 hours to respond to the terrorist attack at the College in Kenya...