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56 worshippers in Nigeria shot dead

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NIGERIA, UNKNOWN : A screengrab taken from a video released on You Tube on April 12, 2012 apparently shows Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau (C) sitting flanked by militants. The suspected leader of Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram appeared in a video posted on YouTube today in which he sends a message to President Goodluck Jonathan and vows to fight on. The 14-minute clip is however mild compared to previous messages from Abubakar Shekau, the alleged leader of the main branch of the group blamed for scores of shootings and bombings, mostly in Nigeria's mainly Muslim north. RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / YOUTUBE" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Suspected Islamist extremists have stormed a mosque and shot dead 44 worshippers as well as 12 other people in a nearby village in Nigeria’s restive northeast. The attacks at the weekend were believed to be in revenge over citizen vigilante groups forming to help the military battle Islamist extremist group Boko Haram, which has been waging an insurgency since 2009. The violence came as Nigeria’s military pursues an offensive in the country’s northeast aimed at ending the insurgency, with a state of emergency declared in the region in May.

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