Boko Haram claims responsibility for Baga massacre, saying 'The Lord told us to'

This map, courtesy of the Long War Journal, pinpoints locations Boko Haram has attacked in Nigeria since 2010.

The leader of Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for the recent brutal massacre in Baga in northeast Nigeria and has threatened more violence, saying "We will not stop".

In a 35-minute video obtained by AFP news agency, a man purporting to be Abubakar Shekau boasts of the attack on 7 January which killed hundreds of people. Witnesses reported that as many as 2,000 people were killed when insurgents attacked the town in Borno state four days after overrunning a nearby military base, though the Nigerian government refutes this claim, putting the figure at just 150.

"We killed the people of Baga. We indeed killed them, as our Lord instructed us in His Book," Shekau said in his latest video.

"We will not stop. This is not much. You'll see." Keep reading

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