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SUSPECTED BOKO HARAM militants have abducted more than 60 women and girls, some as young as three, in the latest kidnappings in northeast Nigeria — and over two months since more than 200 schoolgirls were seized.
Analysts said the kidnapping, which happened during a raid on Kummabza village in the Damboa district of Borno state, could be an attempt by the Islamist group to refocus attention on its demands for the release of militant fighters.
Boko Haram has indicated that it would be willing to release the 219 schoolgirls that it has held hostage since April 14 in exchange for the freedom of its brothers in arms currently held in Nigerian jails.
Nigeria initially refused to sanction any deal but efforts have since been made to open talks with the group, with a possible prisoner swap part of discussions.
The military in Abuja said in a tweet late on Monday it could not confirm the latest abductions and spokesmen were not immediately available for comment when contacted by AFP on today.
But a senior officer in the Damboa local government, who asked for his name to be withheld as he was not authorised to speak on the matter, said: “Over 60 women were hijacked and forcefully taken away by the terrorists.
“The village was also destroyed,” he said, adding that locals had fled their homes to other parts of Borno and across the state border into Adamawa.
“Among those abducted are children between the ages of three and 12,” he added.
- ‘Shot dead’ -
Aji Khalil, a local vigilante leader, said: “Over 60 women were abducted by Boko Haram terrorists. They were forcefully taken away by Boko Haram terrorists.
Four villagers who tried to escape were shot dead on the spot.
Damboa local government officials said they were afraid to speak out because of the controversy surrounding the Chibok abductions, with Nigeria’s government coming under heavy criticism for its slow response.
Another resident, who fled to the Borno state capital Maiduguri and also requested anonymity, said that more than 30 men were killed during the raid, which began last Thursday.
“The attackers held the whole village hostage for the next three days,” he added.
News of the abductions came as locals in three villages of the Askira Uba district, some 60 kilometres to the south, said they had been attacked over the weekend.
Resident Emos Ali said “many” people had died, although no official toll was available.
A bomb blast blamed on Boko Haram killed at least eight at a public health college in the northern city of Kano on Monday.
The newly appointed religious leader the Emir of Kano, former central bank governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, said the attack had “traumatised every one of us” after visiting the wounded in hospital.
“We pray to Allah to bring an end to this security situation and may Allah not allow a repeat of this,” he said in his first comments on Boko Haram violence since his appointment.
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Islam… The religion of peace indeed… These savages need to be wiped out…. They have done plenty to be deserving of it
And the award for sweeping generalisation goes to:
Not Muslims you idiot …..Boko members
Who are Muslims.
To be fair Brian, you mention Islam the religion of peace and then talk about wiping out savages. One need not be an idiot to presume that the two sentences were connected rather than referencing a second group you don’t name.
I won’t say Islam is the religion of peace but there’s a lot we can learn from the life of Muhammed (pbuh). Have an open mind.
@Brian: It sounded like you were talking about all Muslims haha careful now.
@Kardia. Ignore him, he’s just trolling to get a reaction.
Indeed, but in an article about Boko Haram. … I take your point though….
@Kardia…. no I don’t do generalisations. .. have met many many love Muslim people around the world…
Brian you say that like meeting lovely Muslim people was a surprise.
And the award for Islamic militant apologist goes to Mister Fantastic
It’s clear at this stage despite what apologists might say,that Islam inspires lunacy,barbarism and acts of extreme violence and depravity that is not matched by any other religion in the world today.The evidence is as clear as day.
Mister what can we learn from Mohammed who had an 8year old wife and a winged horse??? It makes him a paedophille with a pegasus. Also if religion has nothing to do with that group how come they “converted” their hostages? Dress them in Islamic clothing and indoctrinate them with the Qur’an?
Don’t even try the “culture” card it doesn’t hold up! human rights supersede any cultural rights.
Or would you be just as big an apologist for the cannibals in Papua New Guinea.Sure let them eat people its their culture.
Often the people committing atrocities hid behind the shield of religion/culture hoping people like you defend them and others pander to them as not to cause offence.Sorry but its pathetic and people shouldn’t be afraid to speak out against such things.
The only decent Muslims I have met are non practicing Muslims. You can tell a good Muslim because they are ashamed of their culture. I tell them it is ok, because I have massive respect for their ancient cultures and the fact that they created civilisation, as well as their scientific achievements in millenia gone by. Unfortunately Islam has degraded into an oppressive, evil force with ZERO redeeming qualities. Apologists are just full of liberal guilt and probably have daisies in their hair and pray to waterfalls
Didn’t he also cut the moon in pieces with his thumb?
Mr. Fantastic is clearly a Muslim as I don’t know anyone else who would say we have a lot to learn from a 7th century prophet whose main goal seemed to be eliminating people who disagreed with his religious views.
Of course I am referring to Iran and Iraqi Muslims
Iran is the oldest nation on Earth.The worst calamity in it’s glorious history was the introduction of Islam by primitive desert Arab barbarian tribesmen to that great nation.
forced introduction,
bring back George bush at least he had the balls 2 do things
When will someone end this lot. How long have we waited? Too long. How many more
Bad Bast*ar#s
They also kidnapped 31 boys/young men in that raid, which you don’t even mention once. Are you seriously that biased?
It’s a women’s issue.
(Apart from a throwaway reference buried halfway through the article)
Last time they murdered 28 boys at the school and there was no mention of them in the media….
Brian do we not hear enough about men in the media every day? Just look at the top articles on any news site.
The news should mention the males as well. It is sexist, but the intention is to get more hits via the title.
But I’m a man… and honestly… I care more about girls being kidnapped. If I had to choose between a boy and girl to save, I’d save the girl.
Women and children first, despite what the patriarchy would have you believe.
Mister Fantastic. Not so real or fantastic.
Mr fantastic. I don’t usually comment on this but give it up will ya. You’re not going to win this one. Go outside and face east for a half hour or something.
I can see why you don’t usually comment on this.
Stop feeding this idiot ‘Mister Fantastic’
This comments section hurts my head. So much verbal diarrhoea from so many people.
You’ve just made it worse.
Good comeback..did you write it all by yourself????
I wrote it in the company of good friends.
Absolute $cumbags
Yes……….Those who we know finance, arm and train them…
Ireland doesn’t seem such a bad place to live when you hear these stories. Better the devil you know, eh!
Ireland dose not need these extreme terrorists….
Our country is already “regime changed”…..
Just look at the way we let them take over Shannon Airport….
Get some rest Frank, good boy.
And you don’t think we have allowed muslim extremists become embedded here ??
It is only a matter of time …….
Beyond shock at the actions of these savages. Just waiting for the first lefties to somehow blame this on the west…
Yeah, it’s not as if the West has ever done anything to provoke them.
They seem to be just as ruthless as the Western supported Islamic Head Hackers from Syria which have now migrated into Iraq…..Birds of a Feather…..
The West is far from perfect but it makes me laugh when the Muslims tell us we are morally degenerate.
Does moral purity involve kidnapping women and children, grooming young girls, honour killing, persecuting and/or executing gay people, murdering converts to other religions and living in countries involved in eternal racial violence? Because I’ll take the degenerate route if so…
Islam can’t even get on with itself I.E. Sunni/Shia so it’s gonna be difficult for the rest of us.
The West has the capability to rescue all these girls and drive these monsters into the into the wilderness TODAY! Why don’t we use it?
Team America: World Police.
Not just America. Solving thing’s like this, if there is a use for the UN Security Council, this would be it.
This is another classic case of ….
Problem
Reaction
Solution…
Problems are engineered to provoke fear and outcry…
The people’s shock is channelled through media control
The public will willingly and unquestionably accept a solution…
Those that have initially engineered the problem have already developed and prepared the solution. …
So what exactly is your point ?
I asked this question on the item about the lady in Sudan and got a deafening silence in reply from the RoP lads
“Any condemnation of this forthcoming from our ‘moderate’ Islamic chums ?”
It’s not the job of moderate muslims to speak out every time someone who happens to share the same religion does something morally ambiguous. It has nothing to do with them.
If there was a stupid cartoon of the prophet,we’d see a lot of those very same ‘moderates’ out protesting in force.These girls are ‘kuffir’ they don’t count as much as muslims.
I, like the vast majority of people in the West, stand aghast at the decreptitude of these terrorists who justify their actions with a narrow interpretation of a religion.
If this is indeed true, as there were many problems with the previous mass Boko Harem abduction as reported in the press, then it is truly shocking.
For people who have zero to little knowledge of world affairs, which is the vast majority of Western populations, that flag in the background is an ‘Al Qaeda’ affiliated one I believe. What people need to realise is that Western governments support these groups around the world whenever it suits their geopolitical needs as is evident in Syria and was evident in Libya where they directly armed, trained and financed LIFG. What the mob needs to do is to shop voting for parties whose members have no qualms siding with such evil people as some of the Islamic jihadists clearly are.
I think noone really cares what you think to be honest
Re eye_c_u
Hmm…
I’m not being funny. And I’ll probably get stick for this but these islamics seem off the wall to me. Do they want sharia law? People always say there not all like that. “Muslims” but all the time it’s in the papers in Afghanistan and Iran etc. These guys want a medieval run state with no music or internet etc. Woman in burcas and no driving cars. And for what ? A book that was written years ago. I could write a book and say it’s the word of God. Doesn’t mean it’s true. It’s like the Spanish inquisition over there. You don’t see loads of Christians trying to take over Ireland and trying to impose a strict version of the bible like only eating fish on Fridays and mass every day.
They are nuts alright, mind you the idea of women not driving cars might have legs…..
Let’s try to get back on track folks, any condemnation of this forthcoming from our ‘moderate’ Islamic chums ?. We are constantly reminded that the RoP is full of moderate people who are kindness personified and yet they nor their leaders come out and openly condemn atrocities such as these kidnappings or the head-hacking across the Levant and beyond.
Obama’s head hacking thugs under a different badge…
Boko Haram means fake birth certificate in Nigerian.
Actually it means, Western education is a sin….. hence the school attacks….
The anagram of Boko Haram = Homo Barak.
“Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all” Daniel 11:37.
Frank, you seem like the guy who genuinely draws red triangles on pictures with the caption ‘illuminati’.
Frank ,you are truly bonkers !
Homo Barak. Frank I think I love you.
Michelle Obama under the microscope….
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvuulZPbfBg
Barack calls His Wife Michael…. ……..
I thought it was procol Harum at first. Good band. Whiter shade of pale.
Daniel O”Donnell ?????
The Journal comments section really has turned into a hive of lunatics. The Facebook page still attracts reasoned debate, probably because its not as easy to hide behind fake identities… No doubt this comment won’t make it past the moderators as a I’ve said this a few times on other articles but the posts never made it.
Boko Haram really went downhill after releasing A whiter shade of pale… Sad really.
This isn’t a black and white issue. Nigeria has a completely different culture and set of customs than we do. There’s been too many knee jerk intolerant reactions to this story.
Really… murdering and kidnapping children is a cultural issue now????? It’s a religious and savagery issue…..
They’re acting according to their religion. Not saying we need to agree with it, just has nothing to do with those outside the faith.
@ fantastic – what’s black and white is that there are mothers and fathers who don’t know where their little girls are or how they’re being treated.
If you can’t contribute productively say nothing.
@Mister: I spit in a cultures face when basic human rights are denied by that culture.
Girls get involved in arranged marriages all the time in Nigeria, this isn’t much different.
That’s appalling. I genuinely thought civilised people had moved beyond ‘my religion says I can’.
You can find religious justification for pretty much anything. I don’t believe that that means they should be unilaterally accepted.
@Kardia: I spit in the face of any culture which looks down upon another. We all read stories like these and think our values are superior. What makes our values so much better?
Not infringing the basic human rights for others?
That’s a good start I reckon.
Our human rights, not theirs. “Rights” are subjective and vary according to each culture.
Mister not-so fantastic, it’s time to accept that you’re losing this argument, move on.
There’s no talking to him. I’m guessing he wouldn’t be the sharpest knife in the drawer.
OK fantastic.
Their church, their government and members of the same and other faiths and nations condemn what they are doing.
At what point does anyone get to say what they are doing is wrong?
They are infringing on the rights of others. I have zero problem with people practicing their faith. So long as they keep it to themselves and don’t use their own religious interpretations to subject others to barbaric practices.
y would u kidnapped all them women it’s away from them we want I can’t even imagin the headache there causin
Obama will “sort it” when
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