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| Boko Haram leader warns mass murder of hundreds in Baga is just 'tip of the iceberg' | |
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| Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for the mass killings in the north-east Nigerian town of Baga in a video where he warned the massacre “was just the tip of the iceberg”. | Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for the mass killings in the north-east Nigerian town of Baga in a video where he warned the massacre “was just the tip of the iceberg”. |
| As many as 2,000 civilians were killed and 3,700 homes and business were destroyed in the 3 January attack on the town near Nigeria's border with Cameroon, according to estimates by Amnesty International. | |
| Nigeria's government has disputed this figure and put the actual death toll at 150. | |
| In a video released on Tuesday, leader Abubakar Shekau said killings had been committed as Allah "commanded us in his book", according to a translation from Arabic provided by the SITE Intelligence Group. | In a video released on Tuesday, leader Abubakar Shekau said killings had been committed as Allah "commanded us in his book", according to a translation from Arabic provided by the SITE Intelligence Group. |
| The video shows weapons supposedly captured from a key military base at Baga. | The video shows weapons supposedly captured from a key military base at Baga. |
| "This is just the beginning of the killings. What you've just witnessed is a tip of the iceberg. More deaths are coming," he warned. | "This is just the beginning of the killings. What you've just witnessed is a tip of the iceberg. More deaths are coming," he warned. |
| The message came as regional foreign ministers met in Niger to negotiate how to establish a multinational force to fight the extremists | The message came as regional foreign ministers met in Niger to negotiate how to establish a multinational force to fight the extremists |
| Shekau's message added that "this will mark the end of politics and democracy in Nigeria," as the country gears up for critical 14 February presidential elections. | Shekau's message added that "this will mark the end of politics and democracy in Nigeria," as the country gears up for critical 14 February presidential elections. |
| Abubakar Shekau delivering a message in the video The attack on Baga sparked international outrage not seen since Boko Haram kidnapped nearly 300 girls from a boarding school in April last year. Nigeria's demoralised and ill-equipped military has failed to rescue the 219 who remain in captivity. | Abubakar Shekau delivering a message in the video The attack on Baga sparked international outrage not seen since Boko Haram kidnapped nearly 300 girls from a boarding school in April last year. Nigeria's demoralised and ill-equipped military has failed to rescue the 219 who remain in captivity. |
| Neighbouring Cameroon has had more success in combating Boko Haram, this month retaking a seized military base and this week winning freedom for scores of abducted women and children. | Neighbouring Cameroon has had more success in combating Boko Haram, this month retaking a seized military base and this week winning freedom for scores of abducted women and children. |
| Additional reporting by agencies | Additional reporting by agencies |