Sydney, Peshawar and now Nigeria … again:
Boko Haram kidnapped 185 women and children, killed 32 people in raid this week, Nigerians say. http://t.co/d4Wnlq9oPZ
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) December 18, 2014
Just horrific. More from the CNN report:
Boko Haram insurgents kidnapped at least 185 women and children, and killed 32 people in a raid in northeastern Nigeria this week, local officials and residents said.
Gunmen in pickup trucks attacked the village of Gumsuri, just north of Chibok, on Sunday, shooting down men before herding women and children together.
“They gathered the women and children and took them away in trucks after burning most of the village with petrol bombs,” a local government official said on condition anonymity for fear of reprisal.
So, what’s the U.S. response to this atrocity? If you guessed “a tweet,” you win. This is from the State Department run Twitter account, “Think Again Turn Away.”
https://twitter.com/ThinkAgain_DOS/status/545574575552339968
But, thankfully, Cameroon seems to understand that tweets don’t fight Islamic terrorists:
Cameroon Army kills 116 Boko Haram militants, defence ministry says – http://t.co/kQey0RLnWH via http://t.co/47Z88DYUfg
— Anuj Gupta (@anujg) December 18, 2014
And where’s the Nigerian government?
Nigerian govt are busy playin politics while Boko haram are busy killing and abducting innocent Nigeria Citizens, who suppose 2b protected.
— newage (@rebroadcast2001) December 18, 2014
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News of the kidnap of 185 women & children took 4 days to break because Boko Haram had destroyed communication masts in previous attacks.:(
— Maryam Abubakar (@Mareeyama) December 18, 2014
hw in the world will cameroun soldiers repel boko haram attacks and Nigerian army will not…………………..
— Obamiyi Kolawole Felix(Cristo Redentor) (@donfelix1) December 18, 2014
54 soldiers were sentenced to death by a Nigerian court for refusing to go out to recapture towns taken by Boko Haram http://t.co/ltZlgWobUV
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) December 18, 2014
More outrage:
@OfficialCBC Meanwhile Boko Haram is still killing and kidnapping! Does anybody care? WTF?
— Karen Malina White (@karen_malina) December 18, 2014
civilized world leaders need to meet and make a decision to eliminate ISIS and Taliban and Boko Haram and all Jihadists & really do it
— Greta Van Susteren (@greta) December 17, 2014
Yes, Greta — that would make sense.
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Related:
Twitchy coverage of Boko Haram
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