Hundreds killed in Boko Haram attack
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Boko">Boko</span> <span word="Haram">Haram</span> <span word="militants">militants</span> <span word="dressed">dressed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="slaughtered">slaughtered</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 200 <span word="civilians">civilians</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northeastern">northeastern</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="massacres">massacres</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="despitewarnings">despitewarnings</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="imminent">imminent</span>, <span word="witnesses">witnesses</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="witnessed">witnessed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="killings">killings</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gwoza">Gwoza</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Borno">Borno</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="pleaded">pleaded</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="militants">militants</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attack">attack</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="arrive">arrive</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="survivors">survivors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="massacres">massacres</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Maiduguri">Maiduguri</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="provincial">provincial</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="connections">connections</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="nonexistent">nonexistent</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="slaughter">slaughter</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Mohammed">Mohammed</span> <span word="Ali">Ali</span> <span word="Ndume">Ndume</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="senator">senator</span> <span word="representing">representing</span> <span word="Borno">Borno</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="hometown">hometown</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Gwoza">Gwoza</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Maiduguri">Maiduguri</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="insisted">insisted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="anonymity">anonymity</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span>.</p><p><span word="Militants">Militants</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Boko">Boko</span> <span word="Haram">Haram</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="establish">establish</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="villages">villages</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northeast">northeast</span>, <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="terrorizing">terrorizing</span> <span word="civilians">civilians</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Islamist">Islamist</span> <span word="fighters">fighters</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="comeback">comeback</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="offensive">offensive</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="crushing">crushing</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="Thousands">Thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="five">five</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="insurgency">insurgency</span> - <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 2,000 <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> 750,000 <span word="Nigerians">Nigerians</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="driven">driven</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>.</p><p><span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="insisted">insisted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extremists">extremists</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="run">run</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="influx">influx</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="states">states</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="detain">detain</span> <span word="suspects">suspects</span>, <span word="take">take</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lock">lock</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="area">area</span>.</p>
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