28/01/2015

Boko Haram crisis: Nigeria army 'warned about Baga attack'

Nigeria#039;s army failed to protect Baga#039;s civilians despite warnings that militants were going to attack, rights group Amnesty International has said. Some reports say as many as 2,000 people died in Boko Haram#039;s raids on the north-eastern town this month, but the government puts the toll at 150. Amnesty quotes an unnamed senior army source as saying the Islamist militants told residents about the offensive. But the defence spokesman told the BBC there had been continuous patrols. quot;It is not true to say nothing was...
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