Friday, October 24, 2014

No sign of Ceasefire in Nigeria, Boko Haram Kidnap More

No sign of Ceasefire in Nigeria, Boko Haram Kidnap More

Despite the publicly announced ceasefire deal by the Nigerian government, Boko Haram’s campaign of violence is continuing as more women were kidnapped.


"We heard a loud explosion at the motor park and we rushed to the area and found some people caught by the blast," resident Muttaka Usman explained over the phone.

"It's our understanding that negotiations about a deal to release the girls continue"

The day after the cease-fire was announced, gunmen attacked the villages of Waga Mangoro and Garta, in Adamawa state, and abducted 60 women and girls, Nigerian news reports said Thursday.
Another village, Pelachiroma, was attacked Monday, according to news reports. 

On Wednesday evening, five people were killed in a bomb attack on a bus station in Azare, in Bauchi state.

No Sign of Ceasefire or deal to release the 219 schoolgirls that were kidnapped over 6 months ago.

The fate of 219 schoolgirls abducted in April remains unclear. The Nigerian government has denied giving an expiration date to the release, though they are confident that the schoolgirls will be released this week. Osaseye believes this is another hoax. What about this 60 more women that were kidnapped and those who lost their lives?

Boko Haram militants abducted about 40 women from the village of Gavva four days ago, said Michael Yohanna, a local government official from the nearby town of Gwoza. In the same attack, 26 people were killed, he said.

Yohanna said attacks had continued unabated after Nigeria's military announced the cease-fire deal Oct. 17.

"The fact is, that cease-fire is only on paper" 

 "Since they announced the so-called cease-fire, there have been continuous attacks in these places."

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