44 people were killed in Konduga, Nigeria on Sunday after gunmen attacked a mosque. The attackers were armed with automatic weapons. It is unclear who instigated the attack.
A video posted after the attack has police considering the militant group Boko Haram to be behind the attacks. The video showed the Islamist group’s leader, Abubakar Shekau claiming that despite the efforts of the Nigerian military to stop the group, they have grown stronger. He said, “We have killed countless soldiers and we are going to kill more. Our strength and firepower is bigger than that of Nigeria. Nigeria is no longer a big deal to us, as far as we are concerned.”
