Police have arrested a woman on suspicion of trying to smuggle assault rifles hidden in sacks of maize from neighbouring Chad to help arm a radical Islamic sect, Boko Haram.
The 37-year-old mother of seven was caught in possession of ten AK-47 rifles hidden in the sacks after travelling by boat across Lake Chad, which sits on Nigeria's remote northeastern border with Chad and Cameroon, police said.
"The illegal arms were concealed but recovered inside four bags of maize," Mohamed Jinjiri Abubakar, the Police Commissioner for Borno State, told Reuters. "Available information suggests the suspect arrested was behind the aiding of religious fundamentalists unleashing terror on innocent civilians in Borno."
Boko Haram, a radical Islamic sect behind an uprising last year which led to clashes in which hundreds died, has been blamed for torching police stations and fatal sniper attacks on police officers and local leaders in Borno in recent weeks. Local authorities have long said Boko Haram is supported by members from neighbouring countries. Hundreds of immigrants have been deported back to Chad, Cameroon and Niger as part of a security crackdown.
It is unclear how many followers Boko Haram has, but poverty, unemployment and a lack of education have meant its leaders have managed to build a cult-like following which is as much violently anti-establishment as fervently religious.
Its views are not espoused by the vast majority of Nigeria's Muslim population, the largest in sub-Saharan Africa.
Reuters.
Posted: at 11-11-2010 04:53 PM (13 years ago) | Newbie
tufine4life at 11-11-2010 05:07 PM (13 years ago) (m)
boko haram at it again,
Posted: at 11-11-2010 05:07 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
na wa ,,,, na so somthing dey start small small....oh ajanni so finally you are there uh loi
you this my small pikkin , i hope and prays that that your mouth no go kill you so , wetin be my own there ? i am no where close to nigeria now , i am on pilgrimage and i am right now in the holy land so --- ok ? you that bad boy
Posted: at 11-11-2010 11:55 PM (13 years ago) | Grande Master
nice9ija at 12-11-2010 12:25 AM (13 years ago) (m)
Quote from: ajanni on 11-11-2010 11:55 PM
Quote from: nice9ija on 11-11-2010 11:05 PM
na wa ,,,, na so somthing dey start small small....oh ajanni so finally you are there uh loi
you this my small pikkin , i hope and prays that that your mouth no go kill you so , wetin be my own there ? i am no where close to nigeria now , i am on pilgrimage and i am right now in the holy land so --- ok ? you that bad boy
hahahah but na leader you be nah abi??? so you don't really have to be there, just order them kalas
Posted: at 12-11-2010 12:25 AM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
na wa ,,,, na so somthing dey start small small....oh ajanni so finally you are there uh loi
you this my small pikkin , i hope and prays that that your mouth no go kill you so , wetin be my own there ? i am no where close to nigeria now , i am on pilgrimage and i am right now in the holy land so --- ok ? you that bad boy
hahahah but na leader you be nah abi??? so you don't really have to be there, just order them kalas
you well so ?
Posted: at 12-11-2010 07:24 AM (13 years ago) | Grande Master
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