Terrorist Group Boko Haram Release 300 Nigerian Boys After Raid on Nigerian School [VIDEO]
*More than 300 Nigerian school boys have been released after being kidnapped last week by the terrorist group Boko Haram, officials said. Aminu Bello Masari, governor of Katsina state in northern Nigeria, confirmed Thursday that a total of 344 boys were freed, and will be reunited with the families after being medically examined, Reuters reported. […]
2 Escaped Boko Haram Victims Graduate High School in U.S.
*Joy Bishara, 20, and Lydia Pogu, 19, two of the nearly 300 Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014 are speaking out about the horrors they faced when they were kidnapped. Haram allegedly abducted as many as 276 schoolgirls from Chibok, and they were reportedly subjected to rape, torture, starvation and forced marriages. This […]
Report: Boko Haram A-holes Burn Children Alive; 86 Dead (Aftermath Video)
*(Via MSN News) – A survivor hidden in a tree says he watched Boko Haram terrorists firebomb huts and heard the screams of children burning to death, among 86 people officials say died in the latest attack by Nigeria’s homegrown Islamic extremists. Scores of charred corpses and bodies with bullet wounds littered the streets from […]
Boko Haram Blamed for Nigerian Blast that Killed 32, Injured 80
*(Via USA Today) – At least 32 people are dead and about 80 people are hurt after an explosion in the Nigerian city of Yola, according to various reports. The blast took place at a fruit and vegetable market near a main road, Al Jazeera reports. No one claimed responsibility, but the news agency reports […]
Nigeria Says it’s Rescued Over 300 Women & Girls from Boko Haram
*(Via MSNBC) – Nigeria’s military on Tuesday claimed the rescue of 200 girls and 93 women from a notorious Boko Haram stronghold, but said there was no confirmation the hostages were those kidnapped from Chibok a year ago. “Troops have this afternoon captured & destroyed three camps of terrorists inside the Sambisa forest & rescued […]
Nigerians Turn Out to Vote in Presidential Election Amid Boko Haram Violence
*(Via Huffington Post) – Nigeria has extended voting to Sunday after problems occurred as millions turned out Saturday to vote in a presidential election that analysts say is too close to call between President Goodluck Jonathan and former military dictator Muhammadu Buhari. The polling will continue Sunday in some areas where new machines were not […]
A-Hole Boko Haram Leader Abubakar Shekau Pledges Love for ISIS
*(Via Fox News) – A message allegedly from the head of Nigeria’s Boko Haram terror group Saturday pledged his group’s allegiance to Islamic State. The pledge to IS came in an Arabic audio message with English subtitles alleged to have come from Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau and posted Saturday on Twitter, according to the […]
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan Seeks U.S. Aid to Fight Boko Haram, but … (Watch)
*(Via Newsy) – Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan is making the case for U.S. intervention against terror group Boko Haram in his country’s north. The group poses the biggest threat facing his re-election, with the country heading to the polls in late March, after two delays. (Video via CCTV) Jonathan made his comments in an interview with The […]
Boko Haram A-Holes Strike Again: 10,000 Cameroonians Flee Inland Terror Group Attacks
*More than 10,000 panic-stricken Cameroonians are fleeing border regions with Nigeria’s Borno state for safer locations following attacks by Nigeria’s Islamic militant group Boko Haram, government officials said Tuesday. Boko Haram has, in the past month, raided at least two dozen villages and towns in northern Cameroon. The group also kidnapped dozens of people during […]
Perspective: Boko Haram Has Killed More Africans Than Ebola
*(Via MSN News) – Although Nigeria was able to tackle the Ebola crisis much more effectively than other African countries, it remains stricken by the insurgency of jihadist group Boko Haram in the north west of the country, a crisis which is proving to be even more deadly than the killer disease. More people have […]
Another Boko Haram Massacre Kills 2000 Innocent Victims in Nigeria
*(Via USA Today) – As many as 2,000 people have been killed in Islamist extremist group Boko Haram’s deadliest massacre yet in Nigeria, Amnesty International reported. District head Baba Abba Hassan said most victims were children, women and elderly people who could not run fast enough when insurgents drove into the town of Baga, firing […]
TAYO Fatunla’s 2014: The Year that was (#2): Boko Haram and the Kidnapped Girls
*276 girls were kidnapped from their boarding school in Chibok in Northern Nigeria by the inhumane BOKO HARAM terrorist group. The April 14 mass abduction drew global shock, condemnation, and media attention. The global Bring Back Our Girls Twitter campaign that went viral and garnered support from such high-profile figures as the Michelle Obama and Malal Yousafzi. It was […]
