Bachelor Party Turns into a Pit of Death As Boko Haram Brutally Slaughters Eight in Maiduguri

At least eight persons were reportedly killed yesterday in
Maiduguri by suspected Boko Haram members.
The gunmen stormed a venue of a bachelor party and started
shooting sporadically, killing eight persons on the spot.
Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan ordered an all out
offensive against the northeastern rebels in Africa's leading
energy exporter.

Though they retreated into a hilly area around the Cameroon
border, the rebels have since stepped up attacks on both
soldiers and civilians.

"Three Boko Haram members came on motorcycles at about
11 yesterday night," Abdul Usman told Reuters in the main
northeastern city of Maiduguri, where he fled after escaping
the attack on Tashan Alade village. "They were shooting
indiscriminately."

Nigerian forces have stepped up the offensive against the
rebels in the past few days after Boko Haram fighters armed
with grenade launchers and anti-aircraft guns attacked an
army barracks in the town of Bama.