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Most Westerners were unaware of the violence that erupted in northern Nigeria during the month of July. Under orders from their leader Muhammad Yusuf, members of the extremist Muslim group known as Boko Haram brought a reign of terror down on the people of the region, murdering people for not adopting their form of Islam. They even went so far as publicly executing Christian ministers in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri before they were finally stopped by Nigerian forces.
The Boko Haram moved into the Borno province of Nigeria earlier this month, but the Nigerian government did little to stem the violence for most of the month. Government troops finally arrived in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno province, on July 28. By then, the Boko Haram had killed at least 700 people.
On July 29, the army troops shelled Yusuf's home and a neighboring mosque. Although he escaped temporarily, Yusuf was killed in a raid on July 30. The government troops then set about the grissly task of burying the bodies of those slain.
At least two and possibly three Christian ministers were killed in the conflagration. The ministers who have been identified - George Orjih and Sabo Yukubu - were captured and taken to Muhammad Yusuf. After their encounter with Yusuf, they were hauled out to a place visible to another fifty or so captives and beheaded to the cheers of other members of Boko Haram.
Boko Haram is analogous to a Nigerian Taliban, forbidding knowledge of anything Western and enforcing Sharia law wherever they go. They are based in Chad, crossing the border into Nigeria whenever opportunity presents itself.
Although a number of Christian groups have raised protests about the incidents, it has gone largely unnoticed by the mainline media.
You can view a video report on the violence here.
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