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bemildred

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Wed Jan 28, 2015, 10:18 AM Jan 2015

Residents: Islamic extremists rampaging in northeast Nigeria with no troops to defend people

The new world order.

YOLA, Nigeria (AP) — Islamic extremists are rampaging through villages in northeast Nigeria's Adamawa state, killing, burning and looting with no troops deployed to protect civilians, fleeing villagers said Wednesday.

More than 40 people have been killed in seven villages as houses and mosques have been burned down and businesses and homes looted this week, according to Emmanuel Kwache and state legislator Adamu Kamale.

"They don't spare anything: they slaughtered people like rams and they burned down our houses after looting food," Kwache said. "There's no presence of troops, some residents are hiding on top of hills, while those that could not run were abducted, particularly youths and women."

Kamale said he has appealed in vain to authorities to send troops since the attacks began on Friday. On Monday, he said, the militants moved from villages to the town of Michika.

http://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2015/01/28/extremists-rampage-in-northeast-nigeria-no-troops-fighting
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Residents: Islamic extremists rampaging in northeast Nigeria with no troops to defend people (Original Post) bemildred Jan 2015 OP
If Nigeria can't defend their people, then there is no Nigeria. Renew Deal Jan 2015 #1
Yes. nt bemildred Jan 2015 #2

Renew Deal

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1. If Nigeria can't defend their people, then there is no Nigeria.
Wed Jan 28, 2015, 10:41 AM
Jan 2015

It shows just how weak many of the worlds militaries are.

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