Revelation 6:3-4 NCV When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, "Come!" Then another horse came out, a red one. Its rider was given power to take away peace (prosperity, rest) from the earth and to make people kill each other (butcher, slaughter, to maim violently, in streets), and he was given a big sword (assassins sword, terrorist, loud, mighty, sore afraid).
Four members of the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram have been sentenced to life in prison after convictions related to bomb attacks that killed 19 Nigerians.
They were found guilty of masterminding an attack on an electoral commission office and a Christian church in 2012. The sentences are the strongest given to any convicted Boko Haram terrorist. A fifth terrorist was sentenced to 10 years in jail and a sixth defendant was acquitted by the court.
Government authorities say that hundreds of Boko Haram members have been arrested but only a handful have been taken to court for trial.
Boko Haram has continued to focus attacks in the last year at civilian populations in their attempt to overthrow the Nigerian government and instill strict Sharia Law. On Sunday, the group burned students alive inside a school and shot students who tried to flee the flames. At least 22 students have died from that attack.
Boko Haram claims that education hurts their cause and that is why they target schools and schoolchildren.
