2,000 Dead in Boko Haram Assault on Africa?

“Boko Haram fighters burnt down almost the entire town on Wednesday, after over-running a military base on Saturday, Musa Alhaji Bukar said.

“Bodies lay strewn on Baga’s streets, amid fears that some 2,000 people had been killed in the raids, he added.”

Let’s hope those numbers are exaggerated, as early reports frequently are.

Also remember that the full name of Boko Haram is Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’Awati Wal-Jihad (People Committed to the Prophet’s Teachings for Propagation and Jihad). Perhaps we could take up a collection for one of the learned members of our ruling class to fly over and explain to them how they’re not actually Islamic…

(Hat tip: Ace of Spades.)