Thousands have fled their homes in northern Nigeria amid Islamic extremist
attacks on Christians, partly in retaliation for the government's state of
emergency and the destruction of extremist bases.
Extremists killed a pastor in Nigeria's Borno State and attacked two towns in the northeastern Nigerian state in June and, less than a week later, killed a Christian and attacked villages in Plateau State some 300 miles southwest, Morning Star News reported.
The violence was attributed to ethnic Fulani Muslims and to the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram, indicating the latter has regrouped and retaliated against Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan's state of emergency and corresponding destruction in May of Boko Haram bases in the Sambisa Games Reserve in Borno. Read more
Extremists killed a pastor in Nigeria's Borno State and attacked two towns in the northeastern Nigerian state in June and, less than a week later, killed a Christian and attacked villages in Plateau State some 300 miles southwest, Morning Star News reported.
The violence was attributed to ethnic Fulani Muslims and to the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram, indicating the latter has regrouped and retaliated against Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan's state of emergency and corresponding destruction in May of Boko Haram bases in the Sambisa Games Reserve in Borno. Read more
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