Just a day after Boko Haram terrorists bombed a Christian neighborhood in Kano, Nigeria that killed at least 28 people and injured dozens, the government has announced a troop pullback from Mali to help restore peace to the region.
Nigerian troops had been assisting an international force in driving Islamic terrorists out of Mali. Continue reading
Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamic terrorist group is apparently planning more attacks on schools after their leader called for his members to rise up against “western education.”
Abubakar Shekau said “Western-style” education is a “plot against Islam.” Continue reading
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. Continue reading
The governor of Nigeria’s Yobe state has closed all secondary schools after Boko Haram terrorists slaughtered 42 children and teachers.
The Islamic terrorists set fire to a school just before dawn on Saturday morning and then shot students who tried to flee the burning building. Survivors of the attack are in local hospitals with burns and gunshot wounds. Continue reading
The United States government is changing their tact on Islamic extremism in Africa by offering rewards for the most notorious Islamic terrorists.
A bounty of up to $23 million has been offered on information that leads to the arrest of the leader of the Boko Haram and a major al-Qaeda operative. Continue reading
As the president of Nigeria looks to negotiate amnesty with the Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram, a report has shown that 70% of the Christians killed for their faith worldwide happen within that country’s borders. Continue reading
The president of Nigeria has declared a state of emergency in three of the country’s states after assaults from Islamic terrorists.
President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered the military to be sent to Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states to take “all necessary action” to eliminate the terrorist threat in the region. Continue reading
Military officials said Islamic terrorists launched coordinated attacks across Northeast Nigeria that has killed at least 55 people. The attack struck Barna in Borno state that has seen almost continual terror assaults since Boko Haram began their campaign of terror in 2010.
The terrorists used the assault to raid a federal prison and free 105 inmates. Continue reading
A leader of the Nigerian Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram has released a statement that says his group has done nothing wrong and needs to amnesty from the government.
The statement comes after Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan had high level officials looking into amnesty for the group in return for peace. Boko Haram had previously requested amnesty from the government. Continue reading
As part of a higher status for security amid Easter, Nigerian forces raided a suspected rebel hideout and killed 14 Boko Haram terrorists.
According to information found in the raid, the terrorist group had been planning a massive Easter Sunday attack on Christians in the Kano area. Residents reported gunshots and explosions. One soldier died in the assault and a potential homicide bomber was caught in a car filled with explosives. Continue reading
