“This is the largest and most destructive yet. It
represents a deliberate attack on civilians whose homes, clinics and schools
are now burnt out ruins.” ....Amnesty International
Satellite image of the village of Doro Baga (aka Doro Gowon) in north-eastern Nigeria taken on January 2, 2015. Image shows an example of the densely packed structures and tree cover.
Satellite image 2, taken on
January 7, 2015, shows almost all of the structures razed. The inset
demonstrates the level of destruction of most structures in the town. The red
areas indicate healthy vegetation.
Before and after images of two
neighbouring towns, Baga (160 kilometres from Maiduguri) and Doron Baga (also
known as Doro Gowon, 2.5 km from Baga), taken on 2 and 7 January show the
devastating effect of the attacks which left over 3,700 structures damaged or
completely destroyed. Other nearby towns and villages were also attacked over
this period.
“These detailed images show
devastation of catastrophic proportions in two towns, one of which was almost
wiped off the map in the space of four days,” said Daniel Eyre, Nigeria
researcher for Amnesty International.
1) Image of Baga, North
Eastern Nigeria, taken on January 2, 2015. Many thatched roof structures are
visible. These have been rebuilt since the attack on Baga in April 2013.
2) Image of Baga taken on
January 7 which show many of the thatched roof structures have been razed. The
dark colour represents burned areas, while the red indicates heathy vegetation.
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