30 killed in school attack in northeast Nigeria

[OnMyWayID 1,489]

from the Associated Press:

POTISKUM, Nigeria (AP) -- Islamic militants attacked a boarding school before dawn Saturday, dousing a dormitory in fuel and lighting it ablaze as students slept, survivors said. At least 30 people were killed in the deadliest attack yet on schools in Nigeria's embattled northeast.

Authorities blamed the violence on Boko Haram, a radical group whose name means "Western education is sacrilege." The militants have been behind a series of recent attacks on schools in the region, including one in which gunmen opened fire on children taking exams in a classroom.

"We were sleeping when we heard gunshots. When I woke up, someone was pointing a gun at me," Musa Hassan, 15, told The Associated Press of the assault on Government Secondary School in Mamudo village in Yobe state.

He put his arm up in defense, and sustained a gunshot that blew off all four fingers on his right hand, the one he uses to write. His life was spared when the militants moved on after shooting him.

Hassan recalled how the gunmen came armed with jerry cans of fuel that they used to torch the school's administrative block and one of the dormitories.

"They burned the children alive," he said, the horror showing in his wide eyes.

He and teachers at the morgue said dozens of children from the 1,200-student school escaped into the bush, but have not been seen since.

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The rest of the article here: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AF_NIGERIA_VIOLENCE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-07-06-06-48-15

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

from the Associated Press:

POTISKUM, Nigeria (AP) -- Islamic militants attacked a boarding school before dawn Saturday, dousing a dormitory in fuel and lighting it ablaze as students slept, survivors said. At least 30 people were killed in the deadliest attack yet on schools in Nigeria's embattled northeast.

Authorities blamed the violence on Boko Haram, a radical group whose name means "Western education is sacrilege." The militants have been behind a series of recent attacks on schools in the region, including one in which gunmen opened fire on children taking exams in a classroom.

"We were sleeping when we heard gunshots. When I woke up, someone was pointing a gun at me," Musa Hassan, 15, told The Associated Press of the assault on Government Secondary School in Mamudo village in Yobe state.

He put his arm up in defense, and sustained a gunshot that blew off all four fingers on his right hand, the one he uses to write. His life was spared when the militants moved on after shooting him.

Hassan recalled how the gunmen came armed with jerry cans of fuel that they used to torch the school's administrative block and one of the dormitories.

"They burned the children alive," he said, the horror showing in his wide eyes.

He and teachers at the morgue said dozens of children from the 1,200-student school escaped into the bush, but have not been seen since.

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The rest of the article here: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AF_NIGERIA_VIOLENCE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-07-06-06-48-15

Nice they burned 30 kids to death because they thought an education may pervert their mind.

Maybe they forgot the part of their religion that talks about love and peace. Seems to keep happening a lot.

[Darnell 8,478]

No, for the Islamists in Africa, it's all about real-estate. Not Muslim? We kill you..

[X Factor 1,112]

Something has to be done about these murderous religious nuts on a worldwide scale

[Darnell 8,478]

Something has to be done about these murderous religious nuts on a worldwide scale

What are your plans for the Islamists in the Republic of the Phillipenes ?

[lostinblue 1,989]

Another mass killing by fire

[del-2-5-2014 1,339]

Solution is easy.

Split Nigeria back into the three areas it was before the Brits.

[OnMyWayID 1,489]

I guess we are all in agreement that the "Hey don't kill people because they have different beliefs" is off the table?

[Pooky 3,786]

Solution is easy.

Split Nigeria back into the three areas it was before the Brits.

Of course! That worked so well with Yugoslavia, didn't it?

[del-2-5-2014 1,339]

Of course! That worked so well with Yugoslavia, didn't it?

What occurred in Yugoslavia is of no concern to me and is not part of this debate.

Nigeria is what were talking about and her intricate issues.

Go and study Nigerias history, pre colonial times, her hundreds of tribes, sub tribes, languages and sub languages, culture, various religions, etc

Nigeria is not Yugoslavia and I suspect that you're intelligent enough to know this and you're just trying to pander to your constituents in P&R.

[Pooky 3,786]

What occurred in Yugoslavia is of no concern to me and is not part of this debate.

Nigeria is what were talking about and her intricate issues.

Go and study Nigerias history, pre colonial times, her hundreds of tribes, sub tribes, languages and sub languages, culture, various religions, etc

Nigeria is not Yugoslavia and I suspect that you're intelligent enough to know this and you're just trying to pander to your constituents in P&R.

My constituents? Now that's funny.

And do yourself a favour and do a little research on Yugoslavia and its mix of ethnicities and religions and what happened when it disintegrated. The similarities are scary.

[del-2-5-2014 1,339]

My constituents? Now that's funny.

And do yourself a favour and do a little research on Yugoslavia and its mix of ethnicities and religions and what happened when it disintegrated. The similarities are scary.

I have zero interest in nether Yugoslavia nor her ethicities, religions or what happened there.

This thread is about Nigeria, of which I have an interest. Had the thread been titled "30 killed in school attack in northeast Yugoslavia" I wouldn't given two bits.

[spookyturtle 9,466]

I have zero interest in nether Yugoslavia nor her ethicities, religions or what happened there.

This thread is about Nigeria, of which I have an interest. Had the thread been titled "30 killed in school attack in northeast Yugoslavia" I wouldn't given two bits.

And we always stick to the topic at hand here at VJ.

[Pooky 3,786]

I have zero interest in nether Yugoslavia nor her ethicities, religions or what happened there.

This thread is about Nigeria, of which I have an interest. Had the thread been titled "30 killed in school attack in northeast Yugoslavia" I wouldn't given two bits.

Maybe learning from others' mistakes may help avoid further human tragedy in Nigeria.

[del-2-5-2014 1,339]

And we always stick to the topic at hand here at VJ.

Is it true that Brazilian chicks mostly go commando?

Oh wait...damnit