Nigeria begins to empty out

The town of Damaturu in Nigeria has been the scene recently of devastating jihadists attacks, over 100 have been murdered in the last month or so and as a result many have fled and more are to follow.

Poverty follows jihad, and in this case it is in the form of thousands who have lost homes, businesses and the ability to gain wealth. So much for the claim that poverty causes jihad.

From AP/Yahoo November 9

Residents flee northeast Nigeria city after attack

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Residents have begun to flee a northeast Nigerian city where a radical Muslim sect launched attacks that killed more than 100 people.

Rev. Idi Garba said Tuesday that nearly all the Christians and non-natives of Yobe state had fled their homes in Damaturu, the state capital. Garba said streets remained deserted, without soldiers or police protection.

More than 100 people died in bombings and gunfights Friday in Damaturu, an attack claimed by a radical Muslim sect known asBoko Haram.

Boko Haram has been carrying out a string of targeted assassinations for more than a year by gunmen on motorcycles and carrying out bombings in northeast Nigeria. At least 360 people have been killed in those attacks this year alone, according to an Associated Press count.