February 2014 Konduga massacre
The Konduga massacre took place in Konduga, Borno State, Nigeria on 11 February 2014.[1][2] The massacre was conducted by Boko Haram jihadis against the inhabitants of this majority-muslim[citation needed] town. At least 62 people were killed and according to a teacher 20 girls were kidnapped.
Quotes
[edit]- We will never be frustrated; we will never give in to Boko Haram. Look at what these lunatics did; they burnt down mosques; churches, they burnt hapless people’s homes and so on; I don’t know whether to call them criminals or lunatics; the issue of people linking them with the religion of Islam should not arise, because as I always said Islam does not sanction what these lots are doing
- We will never give in to the antics of the Boko Haram. This is our land we will stay here and salvage it together
- I have gone round the town and have seen that up to 70 per cent of the town have been razed to the ground. Most facilities have been burnt down; schools, hospital, dispensaries, government office and even the district palace have been burnt. We are willing to expend whatever resources it will take to restore back those facilities. Even if it cost us a billion naira to fix back the damages; so be it
