BREAKING NEWS: Explosions rocks Maiduguri as Army clashes with Boko-Haram

Date: 20-02-2012 4:21 pm (12 years ago) | Author: Akeem Jaffe Jaffa
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      Gun fire and explosions have echoed through a city in Nigeria’s northeast that’s home to a radical Islamist sect.

The fighting began Monday in the city of Maiduguri, with at least three major explosions heard in a popular market in the city. A military spokesman said the army killed eight suspected members of the radical Islamist sect known as Boko Haram, while three civilians had been wounded.

However, traders in the markets said they feared others had been killed in the fighting.

Boko Haram is waging an increasingly violent campaign against Nigeria’s weak central government in its quest to enact strict Shariah law, free its detained members and avenge Muslim deaths in the nation.




http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/explosions-gun-battles-rage-in-northeast-nigeria-city-thats-home-to-radical-islamist-sect/2012/02/20/gIQActxIPR_story.html


Posted: at 20-02-2012 04:21 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
- Bachelorette at 20-02-2012 04:31 PM (12 years ago)
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http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/02/explosions-rock-maiduguri-kills-8-injures-3/

Posted: at 20-02-2012 04:31 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- Bachelorette at 20-02-2012 06:00 PM (12 years ago)
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http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=258605

Posted: at 20-02-2012 06:00 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- rayOFsunshine at 20-02-2012 06:04 PM (12 years ago)
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Quote from: Bachelorette on 20-02-2012 04:21 PM
      Gun fire and explosions have echoed through a city in Nigeria’s northeast that’s home to a radical Islamist sect.

The fighting began Monday in the city of Maiduguri, with at least three major explosions heard in a popular market in the city. A military spokesman said the army killed eight suspected members of the radical Islamist sect known as Boko Haram, while three civilians had been wounded.

However, traders in the markets said they feared others had been killed in the fighting.

Boko Haram is waging an increasingly violent campaign against Nigeria’s weak central government in its quest to enact strict Shariah law, free its detained members and avenge Muslim deaths in the nation.




http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/explosions-gun-battles-rage-in-northeast-nigeria-city-thats-home-to-radical-islamist-sect/2012/02/20/gIQActxIPR_story.html


They want to avenge the death of Muslims,
so who will avenge the death of our Christian brothers that they have killed?
somebody should tell boko that I would rather go back and serve the idol my ancestors served before the advent of Christianity in Nigeria than serve allah.

I know only one God and His name is Yahweh, He has a Son, my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
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- Bachelorette at 20-02-2012 06:21 PM (12 years ago)
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Quote from: rayOFsunshine on 20-02-2012 06:04 PM
They want to avenge the death of Muslims,
so who will avenge the death of our Christian brothers that they have killed?
somebody should tell boko that I would rather go back and serve the idol my ancestors served before the advent of Christianity in Nigeria than serve allah.

I know only one God and His name is Yahweh, He has a Son, my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ



Thank you! exactly my thoughts. I'd rather bow to my forfathers' Idols, which protected us until the western influence, than worship mohammed.

Posted: at 20-02-2012 06:21 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- Eyanyi at 20-02-2012 08:28 PM (12 years ago)
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The journey is slow and steady we are gradually moving towards the promise land the Nigeria security forces will definately conquer Boko Haram
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- Bachelorette at 20-02-2012 08:50 PM (12 years ago)
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[quote author=Eyanyi link=topic=92259.msg2704404#msg2704404 date=1329766104]
The journey is slow and steady we are gradually moving towards the promise land the Nigeria security forces will definately conquer Boko Haram
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we hope and pray for the day the last Boko-haram member will surrender

Posted: at 20-02-2012 08:50 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- MEND at 21-02-2012 09:58 AM (12 years ago)
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ok... next
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- Bachelorette at 21-02-2012 12:50 PM (12 years ago)
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 Roll Eyes Roll Eyes Roll Eyes Roll Eyes

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- donuche at 25-04-2012 02:16 AM (12 years ago)
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that is right
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- zicooo at 12-06-2012 05:21 AM (11 years ago)
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the  right  thing @ the  right
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- omeizad1st at 16-06-2012 09:28 AM (11 years ago)
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Its painstaken,dat d spread of evil pen bokoharam members hv reached d climax dat average nigerians failed 2 realise dat,its part of framing Nigeria up against her citizens is,by bokoharams claiming they are fighting to restore sharia law,avenging muslims deaths,and so on.Among dem are some medias both home and abroad,bc many are paid 4 to stress dat,these pple are islamist sects this habit of calling bokoharams islamist sects was injected into d nigerian medias by foreign medias bc most nigerians wil never reason by themselves,de follow only d decisions of foreigners who are most of d times trying 2 evade them with confusions to cause upheavals or uprisings in Nigeria.My questn is dat when shall we mature enough to reason as an independent nation,and stop taking d misleads of d super powers?.When shall we be freed from dia tactical ways of enslavery?When shall we stop blaming d evils of set up frm our foes on ourselves?These and many more to come are my questns nigerians need to digest.GOD BLESS NIGERIA.
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- Treasure2 at 16-06-2012 09:31 AM (11 years ago)
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Quote from: MEND on 21-02-2012 09:58 AM
ok... next
idiot.
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- bigjim at 16-06-2012 08:01 PM (11 years ago)
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Quote from: omeizad1st on 16-06-2012 09:28 AM
Its painstaken,dat d spread of evil pen bokoharam members hv reached d climax dat average nigerians failed 2 realise dat,its part of framing Nigeria up against her citizens is,by bokoharams claiming they are fighting to restore sharia law,avenging muslims deaths,and so on.Among dem are some medias both home and abroad,bc many are paid 4 to stress dat,these pple are islamist sects this habit of calling bokoharams islamist sects
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- bigjim at 16-06-2012 08:32 PM (11 years ago)
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omeizad, u said all, i wish u more knowledge and wisdom.
as u can see, our nigeria media are just puppet of  main stream media while main stream media are puppet of world powers. medias of nowadays are source of propaganda used by world powers. in dis kind of situation, tel me, hw can someone get to knw d truth unless tru d help of GOD almighty.
  Roll Eyes
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- chicco77 at 27-07-2012 11:16 AM (11 years ago)
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 Lips Sealed Lips Sealed
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