Some of the people they killed were inside a mosque, but apparently the Congregation of the People of the Sunnah for Dawah and Jihad, aka Boko Haram, deemed them to be the wrong kind of Muslims. And apostates and heretics warrant the death penalty under Islamic law.
“Boko Haram kill more than 100 in Cameroon: local leader,” by Madjiasra Nako and Matthew Mpoke Bigg, Reuters, February 4, 2015 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
(Reuters) – Boko Haram fighters have killed more than 100 people in the north Cameroon town of Fotokol, murdering residents inside their homes and a mosque, a local civic leader said on Wednesday.
The massacre comes amid a major regional offensive against the Islamic group, which has kidnapped hundreds and killed thousands in neighbouring northern Nigeria and has mounted increasingly bloody cross-border raids.
“Boko Haram entered Fotokol through Gambaru early in the morning and they killed more than 100 people in the mosque, in the houses and they burned property,” said the civic leader Abatchou Abatcha, reached by telephone.
The militants shot and killed one of his sons during the raid, he added.
Many of the dead were found with their throats slit, according to Cameroon’s L’Oeil du Sahel newspaper.
Cameroon’s information minister Issa Tchiroma declined to comment on the massacre. He said the Cameroon army pushed Boko Haram out of the border town after heavy fighting, which killed 50 militants and six of its own soldiers.
The Sunni Muslim jihadist group is seen as the main security threat to Nigeria, Africa’s biggest economy and top oil producer which holds a presidential election on Feb. 14. The African Union last week authorised a regional force of 7,500 troops to fight the militants.
Chad’s army and state television said it had “completely wiped out” Boko Haram bases at Gambaru and Ngala in northern Nigeria on Tuesday, killing more than 200 militants. Nine Chadian soldiers died, they added.
Chadian TV footage on Wednesday showed jubilant Chadian soldiers cheering near to the bodies of what it said were two Boko Haram fighters.
Chad and Cameroon are deploying thousands of troops and Niger has reinforced its border against the militant group which has been fighting for five years to create an Islamist emirate.
But analysts say they are facing an uphill battle against a sect that has already seen off major offensives by Nigeria’s military.
“Whether through intimidation, opportunism or genuine support for the radical Islamist cause, local communities continue to swell Boko Haram’s ranks,” said Roddy Barclay, senior Africa analyst at consultancy Control Risks.
Chad, reputed to have one of the region’s best militaries, has carried out air strikes on insurgent positions over the last few days. Former colonial power France is also sending aircraft from its base in the Chadian capital to carry out surveillance missions in the border area.
Salah says
“Many of the dead were found with their throats slit”
They must be moderates…compared to ISIL, that is. (sarc/off)
Boko Haram, ISIL, al Qaeda, Hamas, etc. are offshoots of the Muslim Brotherhood international islamic terrorist organisation. By killing the head of the snake, all of the above will be automatically annihilated.
“If the decision of the interim government of Egypt is to consider the organisation of the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organisation, then the United States should follow.” (Michele Bachmann)
http://bachmann.house.gov/daily-news-egypt-michele-bachmann-writes-muslim-brotherhood-history-terror
Unfortunately, the United States cannot follow because the head of the snake is the real master in the White House.
M S case says
Time to send the SEALS. I sure hope they are working on this. They had help from within getting bin laden sure hope those folks are still there. and are not found out by isis I know it will take time though. meantime the book bunch will still be doing their thing killing killing killing killing. Going back to the early Africans they did a lot of killing also.
MKG says
It is about time the African union stepped in and try to get things under control.
In an earlier post someone posed the question, “Where is Boko Haram getting their weapons from?”
It is quite possible they are coming from Libya. Both Chad and Cameroon have large muslim populations which reside mostly in the northern parts of each country, where the south tends to be mostly Christian and animists. Chad especially, which shares it’s northern border with Libya. It wouldn’t be too hard to move weaponry to Nigeria through networks and greasing a few palms.
If the African Union is smart they would request troop support from the countries in the south, that is, countries farthest from Libya and North Sudan. South Africa would be a good choice. Kenya is reliable and possibly Angola.
It will be interesting to see how all this plays out. In the mean time my thoughts and prayers go out to the people of Africa. As soon as they get their issues sorted out, they will realize Africa has the potential to be paradise on Earth.
Matthieu Baudin says
” [The] African Union [should] … request troop support from the countries in the south…South Africa… [and]Angola.”
Good idea MKG, professional, disciplined troops from South Africa and Angola distant enough not to be compromised by local cultural and tribal allegiances. Kenya probably has too much Jihad Insurgency in its own backyard to manage at present.
MKG says
That’s true. Kenya is catching flak for the AU work they did in Somalia.
boris99 says
Chad won’t have any of it:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-31132068
Richie says
Every last member of Boko Harem needs to be hunted down and killed. They are a Nazi style death cult, and will not stop killing people until they are taken out
Angemon says
Clear evidence that Boko Haram isn’t an islamic group…
/sarc. off.
Spot On says
“Boko Haram, deemed them to be the wrong kind of Muslims. And apostates and heretics warrant the death penalty under Islamic law.”
Or maybe Boko Haram just wanted to plunder their stuff, take a few young girls, and shoot some people. This is all justified under Islamic unruly rules.
M S case says
our so called leaders are afraid to do anything don’t know what to blame it on, cowards; islamophobia; political correctness or just plain dumbness.