Nigeria is one of the largest producers of and exporters of Oil in the known world! Their government is a republic modeled after America.
This event, WILL IMPACT the ENTIRE GLOBE! NIGERIA IS THE 2ND MOST Powerful Economy in All of Africa.
If America has any ally in Africa...any real foothold into the continent, it is through NIGERIA!
From Wikipedia:
Nigeria–United States relations are bilateral relations between Nigeria and the United States.
The United States is Nigeria's greatest trading partner and is undeniably its most important diplomatic partner. With the nullification of Nigeria's June 12, 1993, presidential election, the substantial amount of human rights abuses, and the failure to embark on a meaningful democratic transition, the United States has imposed numerous sanctions on Nigeria. After a period of increasingly strained relations, the death of General Abacha in June 1998, and his replacement by General Abubakar opened a new phase of improved bilateral relations. As the transition to democracy progressed, the removal of visa restrictions, increased high-level visits of U.S. officials, discussions of future assistance, and the granting of a Vital National Interest Certification on counter-narcotics, effective in March 1999, paved the way for re-establishment of closer ties between the United States and Nigeria as a key partner in the region and the continent. Since the inauguration of the Obasanjo government, the bilateral relationship has continued to improve, and cooperation on many important foreign policy goals, such as regional peacekeeping, has been excellent.
The government has lent strong diplomatic support to U.S. Government counter-terrorism efforts in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The Government of Nigeria, in its official statements, has both condemned the terrorist attacks and supported military action against the Taliban and Al Qaida. Nigeria also has played a leading role in forging an anti-terrorism consensus among states in Sub-Saharan Africa. An estimated one million Nigerians and Nigerian Americans live, study, and work in the United States, while over 25,000 Americans live and work in Nigeria. President Yar'Adua visited President Bush at the White House on December 13, 2007.
According to the 2012 U.S. Global Leadership Report, 77% of Nigerians approve of U.S. leadership, with 9% disapproving and 14% uncertain,[1] and according to a 2013 BBC World Service Poll, 67% of Nigerians view U.S. influence positively, with 22% expressing a negative view.[2]
And so now, in the last 24 hours a mostly "Christian" Village was attacked by Islamic forces...and unarmed innocents were lined up in the street and shot to death. Of those who tried to flee, many more were shot, others had their throats slit..."much Blood, MUCH FLESH, MUCH CARNAGE" as was bodies were left in the streets and remained left there today by those residents in hiding. Many homes were burnt, blown up and of those who survived, many now face homelessness.
Here is a BBC Article on the event:
QUOTE BBC NEWS:
Nigeria's Boko Haram 'in village massacre'
Nigerian soldiers patrol in the north of Borno state close to a Islamist extremist group Boko Haram former camp, file image from 2013
Northern Nigeria is under emergency rule, but attacks have intensified
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Nigeria under attack
Military divisions
Terror badge of honour?
Afraid to go to school
From preachers to slave raiders
Suspected Islamist militants have raided a Nigerian village and murdered dozens, according to witnesses.
The gunmen reportedly rounded up a group of men in Izghe village and shot them, before going door-to-door and killing anyone they found.
Officials said they suspected the Boko Haram group was behind the attack.
Boko Haram, which claims to be fighting to create an Islamic state in northern Nigeria, is notorious for extreme violence and indiscriminate attacks.
Bodies in the streets
The senator for Borno state, where the attack took place, has told the BBC that 106 people were killed in the latest attack.
Ali Ndume said around 100 Islamist militants attacked Izghe for five hours on Saturday evening, without any intervention from the army.
He said the military recently withdrew from the area after nine soldiers were killed in an ambush last week.
Map of Nigeria
Residents who fled the attack in Izghe said some of the victims were shot, while others had their throats slit.
"All the dead bodies of the victims are still lying in the streets," resident Abubakar Usman told Reuters news agency.
"We fled without burying them, fearing the terrorists were still lurking in the bushes."
Other witnesses described how the attackers had arrived on Saturday evening in trucks and motorcycles.
They asked the men in the village to gather, and then they hacked and shot them to death.
More than 30 people were killed in the town of Konduga, also in Borno state, earlier this week in an attack blamed on Boko Haram.
People walk around the damaged mosque in the village of Konduga, in north-eastern Nigeria, on 12 February 2014.
Borno state officials say 70% of Konduga town was raised to the ground by Boko Haram this week
Following the attack in Konduga, the governor of Borno state, Kashim Shettima, called for more troops to be deployed to combat Boko Haram militants fighting in the area.
Numerous villages in the area around the state capital of Maiduguri have been attacked in recent months, despite the state being under emergency rule.
Frustrated with the army's efforts to combat the rebellion, President Goodluck Jonathan replaced his top military brass on 16 January.
The attack on Izghe will be the biggest since those new appointments.
Boko Haram has killed many hundreds of Christians and Muslims since it launched a campaign of mass violence in 2009"
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