Sunday, September 29, 2013

Nigerian Islamists kill 27 in northeast attacks: official

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Gunmen from Islamist group Boko Haram killed 27 villagers in two attacks in Nigeria's restive northeast this week, a government official said, as violence continued to flare in the face of an army crackdown on the militants. Boko Haram wants to create an Islamic state in northern Nigeria and has become the biggest security threat in Africa's second largest economy and top oil exporter.

http://news.yahoo.com/nigerian-islamists-kill-27-northeast-attacks-official-200804396.html

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