Thursday, 15 January 2015

New Photos: The horrific aftermath of Boko Haram massacre on Nigerian villages as seen on satellite

The destruction caused by Islamist militants in Nigeria when they slaughtered an estimated 2,500 people, have been revealed in shocking new satellite images.
Terror group Boko Haram outraged the world last week when they indiscriminately murdered innocent men, women and children as they attacked the towns of Baga and Doron Baga.
Now, new images obtained by Amnesty International show how the towns were devastated by the assault - with more than 3,700 structures including houses and schools completely destroyed.
In the pictures taken beforehand, the areas in red show buildings and trees in the densely packed towns in the north of the country.
But in the pictures taken after the massacre, they have been decimated and the infra-red satellite images instead reveal grey areas where the militants savagely razed the towns.
After: This image taken on January 7, following Boko Haram's assault, shows the village transformed by death and destruction
Before: Infra-red images show the densely populated village of Doron Baga on January 2 - before the attack
Wave of terror: The yellow dots in this satellite image, taken after Boko Haram's onslaught on Baga, show around 620 structures damaged in the attack
Razed: A similar image shows the compete destruction of the neighbouring village of Doron Baga - also known as Doro Gowon
Wave of terror: The twin blasts in the market (pictured) came just two weeks after an attack on Kano's central mosque
History of violence: In December 2014, two female suicide bombers - allegedly under the instruction of Boko Haram - killed at least four people in a busy market in Nigeria's busiest city, Kano (pictured)
Destruction: It's estimated that 2,500 people were killed and over 3,000 buildings were razed to the ground

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