[b][/b]KANO (AFP) – Suspected Islamists have killed seven people in a market in northern restive city of Maiduguri in the latest deadly attacks in the region, police said Thursday.

“There was an attack yesterday afternoon at Monday market. Some gunmen suspected to be members of Boko Haram stormed the market around 1330 hours disguised as customers,” Borno state police commissioner Bala Hassan said.

“They opened fire on some shops selling insecticides and mosquito nets, killing seven traders,” he said, adding that no arrests had been made.

“The shooting caused confusion in the market, which gave the attackers the chance to escape unnoticed before the arrival of security personnel,” he said.

Hassan did not disclose the identities of the victims, but traders in the market said five of them were Igbo traders from southeast Nigeria.

Boko Haram has been blamed for scores of shootings and bomb blasts, mostly in northern Nigeria, which have killed more than 1,000 people since 2009.

It claimed responsibility for an August suicide attack at the UN headquarters in the capital Abuja which killed 25 people and for coordinated bombings and shootings in the northern city of Kano on January 20 which left 185 people dead — its deadliest operation.

The sect had initially claimed to be fighting for the creation of an Islamic state in northern Nigeria but its aims and structure have since become less clear.

A bid to hold indirect talks between the government and the Islamist group to end the violence earlier in March appears to have collapsed.

[b]KANO (AFP) – Suspected Islamists have killed seven people in a market in northern restive city of Maiduguri in the latest deadly attacks in the region, police said Thursday.

“There was an attack yesterday afternoon at Monday market. Some gunmen suspected to be members of Boko Haram stormed the market around 1330 hours disguised as customers,” Borno state police commissioner Bala Hassan said.

“They opened fire on some shops selling insecticides and mosquito nets, killing seven traders,” he said, adding that no arrests had been made.

“The shooting caused confusion in the market, which gave the attackers the chance to escape unnoticed before the arrival of security personnel,” he said.

Hassan did not disclose the identities of the victims, but traders in the market said five of them were Igbo traders from southeast Nigeria.

Boko Haram has been blamed for scores of shootings and bomb blasts, mostly in northern Nigeria, which have killed more than 1,000 people since 2009.

It claimed responsibility for an August suicide attack at the UN headquarters in the capital Abuja which killed 25 people and for coordinated bombings and shootings in the northern city of Kano on January 20 which left 185 people dead — its deadliest operation.

The sect had initially claimed to be fighting for the creation of an Islamic state in northern Nigeria but its aims and structure have since become less clear.

A bid to hold indirect talks between the government and the Islamist group to end the violence earlier in March appears to have collapsed.

[/b]KANO (AFP) – Suspected Islamists have killed seven people in a market in northern restive city of Maiduguri in the latest deadly attacks in the region, police said Thursday.

“There was an attack yesterday afternoon at Monday market. Some gunmen suspected to be members of Boko Haram stormed the market around 1330 hours disguised as customers,” Borno state police commissioner Bala Hassan said.

“They opened fire on some shops selling insecticides and mosquito nets, killing seven traders,” he said, adding that no arrests had been made.

“The shooting caused confusion in the market, which gave the attackers the chance to escape unnoticed before the arrival of security personnel,” he said.

Hassan did not disclose the identities of the victims, but traders in the market said five of them were Igbo traders from southeast Nigeria.

Boko Haram has been blamed for scores of shootings and bomb blasts, mostly in northern Nigeria, which have killed more than 1,000 people since 2009.

It claimed responsibility for an August suicide attack at the UN headquarters in the capital Abuja which killed 25 people and for coordinated bombings and shootings in the northern city of Kano on January 20 which left 185 people dead — its deadliest operation.

The sect had initially claimed to be fighting for the creation of an Islamic state in northern Nigeria but its aims and structure have since become less clear.

A bid to hold indirect talks between the government and the Islamist group to end the violence earlier in March appears to have collapsed.

very sad news,we now live in a Hobb's state of nature. more detail below;

Suspected Boko Haram Adherents Gun Down Seven Christian Traders
By thewillnigeria.com

BORNO, April 04, (THEWILL) - Gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram terror group on Wednesday killed seven Christian traders at the popular Monday Market in Maiduguri, Borno State.

The Islamists arrived at the market, the biggest in the state, at about 2pm, and headed straight to the section occupied by Christian Igbo merchants, who were busy displaying their wares and trying to attract customers.

According to an eyewitness, the gangsters opened fire at eight people, all of whom immediately died. All seven were reported to be Christians. The eight trader, simply identified as Taju, was the only Muslim.

A police official who spoke anonymously to THEWILL confirmed the killings. “Seven Christians were shot dead,” he said. “The only Muslim who died is Taju by name; he works as a television and radio technician. So, eight people died in all.”

In a telephone interview with THEWILL, spokesman of the Police in Borno State, Samuel Tizhe also confirmed the incident.

“I can confirm to you that seven traders were shot dead today by gunmen suspected to be members of the boko haram. Three other civilians also sustained injury during the attack at Monday Market,” he said. “The situation is now calm, as we have reinforced security in and around the state.”

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