Shoot To Kill In Nigeria

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By JON GAMBRELL, Associated Press Jon Gambrell, Associated Press – Tue Jan 18, 6:23 am ET
LAGOS, Nigeria – Soldiers patrolling Nigeria's volatile central region received shoot-to-kill orders after a Christian mob killed a Muslim election worker and set his body on fire, an army spokesman said Tuesday.
The death Monday in Jos, a flashpoint of religious tension between Nigeria's two dominant religions, comes as technical problems continue to plague the nation's effort to register 70 million eligible voters before a crucial April presidential election.
The new orders in Jos allow soldiers to kill anyone trying to hurt another person or destroy a home, church or mosque in the city and surrounding areas, Capt. Charles Ekeocha said. The military has been a dominant presence in the city since violence began there last year that has left more than 500 dead.
"The best option is to make sure you stop the person," Ekeocha told The Associated Press. "Even if it means taking the person's life, it is OK."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/af_niger...jA3luX3RvcF9zdG9yaWVzBHNsawNzaG9vdC10by1raWw-

Horrifying stuff coming out of Africa to be sure.
Growing pains I wonder?

 

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Africa has been burning like that on one corner or another for as long as I can think of.

Yesterday it was Rwanda, today Nigeria, tomorrow who knows what.

If it wasn't religious troubles it would be tribal, if the religious one isn't tribal as well...