Boko Haram Slays 11 'Defectors' in Nigeria

Witnesses say Boko Haram militants have executed 11 members who were accused of deserting the Islamist extremist group. Residents of Miringa, a town in Nigeria's Borno state, say Boko Haram fighters entered their town before dawn Friday and went house to house looking for the alleged defectors. One resident, Muhammed Kimba, told reporters by phone that at daybreak, 11 people were found "slaughtered" at the Eid praying ground outside of town. He said all 11 were recent...

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