Boko Haram Murders Women, Children and the Elderly in Deadliest Attack

Boko Haram has been on a path of destruction for several years, and their non-stop violence has not been slowed by government forces. Rather, their numbers have only increased, and their latest attacks have uprooted more than 7,000 Nigerians to flee to nearby Chad and other villages. The group has caused chaos for the country for many years, but gained global notice when they kidnapped nearly 300 girls in April 2014, from an all girls school in the Borno state. The latest attacks from the radical group happened this week, and more than 2,000 people reportedly died in the attacks.

Insurgents descended on Baga in Nigeria, and security forces took up arms, but it did little to protect the people who were at the mercy at the extremists who declare their murdering tirade in the name of Islam.

The Amnesty International reported bodies, too many to count, are among the ruins of the region. Sadly, much of those bodies belonged to women, children and elderly persons. Sources state when Boko Haram invaded Baga, they chased after people and the mothers holding their babies, and elders were the ones targeted and murdered in cold blood. Washington released a statement urging the Nigerian government and their allies to fight back, and take control of their country for a peaceful election.

The increase of attacks against Nigerians are creating a burden to neighboring villages that are making room for refugees, but at the same time create questions of safety when Boko Haram hovers close.

The Amnesty agency has backed Washington’s claims that Nigerian security forces and their governing body must respond to these attacks, and bring justice to the thousands of families murdered and those grieving over the tragic losses they have endured.

Some media outlets are reporting the deaths cited in Baga may be more than 2,000 but have not released an official number. A high-ranking senior official, speaking on the condition of anonymity said Baga is merely a ghost town. Only the corpses of the dead and torched dwellings remain.

If the horror of Baga was not enough, reports from the AFP suggests Boko Haram may be responsible for the massacre of 16 other towns neighboring Baga. In just one year, the path of violence triggered by Boko Haram has claimed 10,000 lives, as residents demand their government to step up instead of allowing the genocide.