Posted on 05/15/2014 11:28:28 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Residents of three villages in northeastern Nigeria took security into their own hands this week, repelling attacks by Boko Haram insurgents and killing more than 200 of them, residents and officials said.
Hundreds of Boko Haram fighters stormed the villages of Menari, Tsangayari and Garawa in the ethnic Shuwa-dominated Kalabalge District on Tuesday. Boko Haram -- the group responsible for the kidnapping of nearly 300 schoolgirls from the same region -- was met with stiff resistance as locals put up a fierce fight, witnesses said.
A month has passed since the girls were kidnapped, and the Nigerian government has been accused of not acting swiftly or efficiently enough to protect villages in the region threatened by Boko Haram.
In the three villages attacked Tuesday, gunmen arrived in dozens of all-terrain vans, armored tanks and motorcycles, but villagers quickly mobilized and engaged the attackers in a prolonged battle.
"They attacked Menari and killed around 60 people and burned some homes before proceeding to Tsangayari and Garawa villages," resident Algoni Ahunna said.
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“killing more than 200 of them”
Isn’t that a bit extreem? Why not just Tweet instead?
Yeah, I thought a hashtag was the ultimate defense.
Funny that there’s no video of the destroyed Boko Harem vehicles and dead bodies. But there’s plenty of video of the damage and destruction carried out by Boko Harem.
So I have some doubt about this report.
Couldn’t they have retreated instead of resorting to violence, after all the police were just minutes away.
If your choice is fight or die, you might as well fight.
About time!!!
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