That was not a trivia or informational question. They were demanding theshahada, or Islamic statement of belief. Any Christian who was not willing to abandon his beliefs and bear witness that "there is no god but Allah and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah" was killed. In other words, Boko Haram was seeking out Christians to kill, as further proven by the death toll.
An update on this story. "Violence in Yobe State, Nigeria Aimed Mainly at Christians," from Compass Direct News, November 11:
DAMATURU, Nigeria, November 11 (CDN) — They stormed this town in Yobe state, northern Nigeria like a swarm of bees, and at the end of their four-hour rampage, some 150 people had been killed – at least 130 of them Christians, according to church sources.
Hundreds of people are still missing, and the destruction included the bombing of at least 10 church buildings.
More than 200 members of the Islamic extremist Boko Haram sect stormed the Yobe state capital, Damaturu, at 5 p.m. on Nov. 4, and soon the terrorists had blocked all four major highways leading into town. Some of them charged the police headquarters, commando style, killing all officers on duty, while the rest broke into two banks – First Bank Nigeria PLC and United Bank for Africa, stealing millions of naira. Boko Haram also bombed police stations and an army base in and around Damaturu. Read the rest on: Jihad Watch
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