Boko Haram attack kills 63 in Damaturu Church, Police Headquarters Bombed

Witnesses said the bombs hit several targets, including churches and the headquarters of the Yobe state police.

Many people are reported to have fled the town after a night of violence.

The Islamist militant group Boko Haram told a newspaper it was behind the attack and that it planned to hit further government targets.

President Goodluck Jonathan was "greatly disturbed" by the attack, and said his government was working hard to bring those "determined to derail peace and stability in the country to book", according to a spokesman.

A series of attacks on security forces in the nearby city of Maiduguri recently have also been blamed on Boko Haram.

Nigerian Red Cross official Ibrahim Bulama, in Damaturu, told the BBC at least 63 people had been killed there.

He said two other people had been killed in attacks elsewhere. News agencies said the nearby town of Potiskum had also been attacked.

The BBC's Jonah Fisher, in Nigeria's commercial capital, Lagos, says this attack appears to be Boko Haram's bloodiest strike to date.

People visiting morgues have reported seeing 92 bodies, says our correspondent.

An unnamed local government official in Damaturu was quoted by AFP news agency as saying that hundreds of wounded people were being treated in hospital.

Witnesses said the attacks began on Friday at about 18:30 (17:30 GMT) and lasted for about 90 minutes.

Gunmen then engaged in running battles with security forces.
'Church torched'

A Roman Catholic parish priest told our correspondent his church had been burnt down and eight other churches also attacked.

He described gangs of young men roaming the streets throwing improvised bombs into the churches.

The attacks followed a triple suicide bomb attack on a military headquarters in Maiduguri, in neighbouring Borno state.

Military officials said the three attackers had died.

Boko Haram, which means "Western education is forbidden", has launched frequent attacks on the police and government officials.

A known spokesman for the group contacted called Nigeria's Daily Trust newspaper to claim responsibility for the attacks on Maiduguri and Damaturu.

"We will continue attacking federal government formations until security forces stop their excesses on our members and vulnerable civilians," he said.



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15605041

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Posted: at 5-11-2011 06:11 PM (12 years ago) | Addicted Hero

ONLY GOD CAN SAVE NIGERIANS FROM THIS MARS.... BOKO HARAM PLEASE GIVE US A BRAK YOU ARE KILLING THE ENOSANTONES WHCIH YOU KNOW THAT IS NOT GOOD :'(

Posted: at 5-11-2011 06:35 PM (12 years ago) | Newbie

[b]OMG What is this? this neva a teches of religion God ples save our country from these evil men who want to spoil the name of ur religion [/b[/size][/size]]

Posted: at 5-11-2011 06:45 PM (12 years ago) | Newbie

Jonathan, jonathan, jonathan oooooooooooo.

Posted: at 5-11-2011 06:49 PM (12 years ago) | Newbie

tomoro is salla what a sham on them, let them kip on bombing for he who kils by a bomb shal also die by a bomb. God hav mercy on ur children. Amen

Posted: at 5-11-2011 07:01 PM (12 years ago) | Upcoming

This is getting out of hand GOD comedown and rescue your children

Posted: at 5-11-2011 07:19 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac

THIS IS TIME FOR CHURCHES IN NORTHERN NIGERIA ... TO HAVE GUNS IN THE CHURCH . ..FOR THEY  PROTECTION .. THIS GUYS ARE KILLING OUR INNOCENT SISTERS AND BROTHERS ,EVEN OUR KIDS  WHAT HAVE WE DONE TO THEM ...FEDERAL GOVERNMENT  CANNOT DO ANY THING ABOUT THIS ,, CHRISTAINS WAKE UP ... WE ARE NOT FOOL . S , ........ THIS IS ACTION TIME .. NOT PRAYER TIME .

Posted: at 5-11-2011 07:23 PM (12 years ago) | Newbie

Those bastard needs to be hanged by their dick...WDF. now is the chance for the military people to start shooting those devils and send all of em back to hell.  Ugly black fools.

Posted: at 5-11-2011 07:27 PM (12 years ago) | Newbie

now that they have kill all this innocent people...what is their gain....has their problem solve by now.......they should also be allow to eat the bodies of those that they kill..............why is it that it is only one religion that is causing havoc all over the world........can one trust a muslim freind.............is this religion the ANTICHRIST..........why it is that this religion so heartless.........why is  the northern leaders keeping deaf ear to this problem..............and finally....what is our government doing to stop this nonsense........


i do hear of WILD ANIMALS  without knowing that there is also WILD HUMAN BEING.......

Posted: at 5-11-2011 07:42 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac

ok pastor....lead us in prayer pls.......just joking

Posted: at 5-11-2011 08:12 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac