– NIGERIA – THE NEW FRONT WITH JIHAD

 

For over 5 years Northern Nigeria suffers from bloody unrest between the local Christian community and the Islamic majority. What began as local ethnic and religious tension was exploited by the local branch of the Global Jihad – the Boko Haram to gain power in the Islamic community and to advocate Islamic education at first and the formation of an Islamic state run by Shariaa (Islamic law) in Northern Nigeria in the second stage. Militants from Boko Haram have been blamed for most of the violence, which has left 2,000 people dead since 2010, as Northern Nigeria became a new playground and battlefield for the Global Jihad. Following the Libyan revolution Boko Haram managed to obtain large quantity of weapons and ammunition smuggled from the collapsing Libyan Army (see – MEAST NIGHTMARE) and the organization became a real challenge and threat to the Nigerian army, Nigerian integrity and Nigerian sovereignity. Boko Haram allied themselves to MAGHREB al-Qaeda and to the Anasar Dine in Northern Mali (see – Mali Campaign ) and together they domain the Southern Sahara from Mauritania in the West to the Egyptian border in the East. 

 

Following the ongoing deterioration in North-Eastern Nigeria Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has declared, on 05/15/2013, a state of emergency in three states after a series of deadly attacks by Islamist militant groups. President Jonathan said: “What we are facing is not just militancy or criminality, but a rebellion and insurgency by terrorist groups which pose a very serious threat to national unity and territorial integrity.” The president admitted that parts of the country are no longer under central government control

 

The military will take “all necessary action” to “put an end to the impunity of insurgents and terrorists” in Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe, he said. Mr Jonathan also ordered more troops to be sent to the North-Eastern states.

 

 

 

• 02/2013 -14 FOREIGNERS ABDUCTED BY ISLAMISTS IN THE SUB SAHARA 
  08/2012 -AGAIN!! 19 KILLED IN CHURCH ATTACK IN NIGERIA 
  05/2012 -BOKO HARAM COMMANDER ARRESTED IN KANO  
  03/2012 -2 HOSTAGES KILLED AS RESCUE BID FAILED IN NIGERIA

 

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