Nigeria: Islamic Extremists Slit Throats of 44 Villagers, Gouge Out Eyes of Surviving Victims

Religion Today | Updated: Aug 27, 2013

Nigeria: Islamic Extremists Slit Throats of 44 Villagers, Gouge Out Eyes of Surviving Victims

Suspected Islamist extremists killed at least 44 villagers this week in continuing attacks in an Islamic uprising in northeast Nigeria, The Blaze reports. According to an official from the National Emergency Management Agency, the attackers hit Dumba village in Borno state before dawn Tuesday and slit their victims' throats -- a new strategy since gunfire attracts security forces. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the attackers gouged out the eyes of some victims who survived. Dumba is near the fishing village of Baga, where security forces in March gunned down 187 civilians in retaliation for an attack by extremists. It is difficult to get information from the area under a state of emergency, with cell phone and Internet service cut. Borno is one of three northeastern states under a state of emergency declared May 14 to crack down on the Boko Haram terrorist network. Since 2010, more than 1,700 people have been killed in attacks by Islamic insurgents, according to an Associated Press count.



Nigeria: Islamic Extremists Slit Throats of 44 Villagers, Gouge Out Eyes of Surviving Victims