Thousands of Northerners Flee the South as Reprisal Attacks Begin

Bureau de change building set on fire in Benin today

Over 10,000 Northerners, who until recently resided in the southern cities of Asaba, Port-Harcourt, Owerri, Onitsha, Warri, Uyo, Calabar, Benin, were seen on heavy trucks and luxury buses heading to the Northern part of Nigeria.

They are all leaving the South for fear of reprisal attacks following the recent killings of Southerners by Boko Haram sect in the North. The reprisal attacks have already begun in Benin. A mosque was set on fire at Kings Square, a Bureau De Change building was also set ablaze, and four Hausas have been confirmed dead.

A photo of one being burnt in Benin today when you continue. Viewers discretion advised please