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| Shekau's kingdom: Boko Haram control more than half of Borno |
| 2014-07-28 |
| [SUNNEWSONLINE] Boko Haram ... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality... holy warriors are daily becoming more daring in their attacks, moving into strategic towns and villages, killing, maiming and sacking residents in northeast Borno State. The holy warrior group has widened its tentacles and is now in control of more than half of the entire communities in the state. "The more we thought the security situation would become better, the more the attacks on communities," says Abba Kakami, Borno State chairman of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ). Kakami's view only captures the feelings of Borno residents and others in the two North-east states of Adamawa and Yobe where Boko Haram exert more presence. "Each day is like traveling on a long lonely road in apprehension with a faulty vehicle that could break down anytime," a resident of Maiduguri who did not want his name in print told Sunday Sun, adding that residents had been living in perpetual fear. "About a year ago, our hope was brightened when young men with sticks tossed in the calaboose You have the right to remain silent... Boko Haram holy warriors. We thought the end has come but it is clear now we haven't seen the end," he added. The residents lamented that their initial optimism was gradually waning especially as Boko Haram had found safe havens in southern part of Borno and neighbouring Bauchi state to launch more attacks. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 The Nigerian army is like petty Russian princes in face of the Mongols. Armed palace guards (cause they have military uniforms unlike most gangs) used to define power among the players in Nigeria but really not an army in the sense of Western professional definition. They balance out each other, as 'commands' are parceled out as favors in the power game, but are rather deficient when needed to do real 'army' stuff. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2014-07-28 14:09 |
| #3 Or else at the Boko Haram training camp. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2014-07-28 12:41 |
| #2 Where is the Nigerian army in Borno? Making a point to be elsewhere as often as possible,Paul D. But they do look pretty in their uniforms. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2014-07-28 12:13 |
| #1 Where is the Nigerian army in Borno? Can they not beat these terrorist or do they need Western/African help like Somalia? |
| Posted by: Paul D 2014-07-28 04:18 |