Fifty armed men who appeared suddenly on motorcycles in the village Kukawa near Lake Chad, attacked the worshipers in mosques. Others killed in the homes of women and children. Number of victims of Boko Haram is about one hundred people.
Among the victims is most men and boys who were at evening prayers in the temples.
The capital of Nigeria detailed information about the attack, which took place in the northeastern part of the country, where women prepared in the homes of traditional evening meal on the occasion of Ramadan, arrived with Kukawy, lying about 90 km north from the city of Maiduguri, in Thursday evening.
The attackers set fire to Kukawa and the neighboring village. Four mosques have been almost completely destroyed.
Islamic, radical guerrilla Boko Haram seeks to seize power in Nigeria, taking advantage of the weakness of the central government. He wants to introduce Sharia law in Nigeria which is already in twelve states of the country. Also fights to establish his rule in the territories adjacent to Nigeria.
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