Boko Haram declares Gwoza a caliphate

By artappraiser on Sun, 08/24/2014 - 3:59pm |

By Timothy Olanrewaju in Maiduguri, The Sun, August 24, 2014

A man who appeared like Abubakar Shekau, leader of Boko Haram insurgents in a new video released on Sunday boasted the sect has established an Islamic caliphate in Gwoza town, southeast of Borno State.

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He also suggested the terrorists’ rejection of the Nigerian nation, saying: “We are in Islamic Caliphate. We have nothing to do with Nigeria. We don’t believe in this name.” He vowed to continue attacks to increase their quest for more control [....]

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Boko Haram: Army prepares for massive offensive

The Sun, August 24, 2014

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah has said the army will soon launch a massive military offensive to end insurgency in the North-East. Minimah made this known when he addressed troops of 2 Brigade Port Harcourt at a two-day visit to army formations and units in Rivers on Sunday.

According to him, military hardware’s will soon arrive into the country in furtherance of the Federal Government resolve to end Boko Haram activities. “The equipments ordered by the Federal Government will soon be coming into the nation’s shores in a few weeks time. “As soon as the equipments come in, we will launch a major offensive toward ending this madness of insurgency in the North-East of the country,” he said [....]

by artappraiser on Sun, 08/24/2014 - 4:03pm

Boko Haram declares Gwoza a caliphate

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