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Boko Haram Masquerade as Clerics—Kill Dozens

Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Another low has been hit for the Boko Haram when, dressed as cleric, lured local citizens out under the pretense they were going to preach Islam, and then opened fire. This attacknear a mosque in Nigeria’s Borno state, resulted in at least 24 lives lost in the village of Kwajafa on April 5.

According to reports, the militants pretended to be in the village to preach Islam when they all of a sudden opened fire, killing at least two dozen and wounding others.

Reports also have the militants setting houses in the village on fire.


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