Posts Tagged ‘Boko Haram’

We welcome the arresting of the spokesman for Boko Haram. The radical Islamist group, which is responsible for killing of close to one thousand people, including many Christians, must be stopped from carrying out its attacks.

Nigeria's radical Islamic group, Boko Haram, carried out attacks against Christians on Christmas day killing many worshipers. Thousands are attending funeral for the victims of the attack.

Many wonder if Goodluck Jonathan has what it takes to eradicate extremism

The radical Islamic group fights to establish an Islamic state throughout Nigeria. Most of its targets are Christians and Nigeria's security officials.

Many injured, church building destroyed.

"There are people within the Nigerian government, the Nigerian security, who have collaborated with Boko Haram, and that makes it very hard for the government to protect its own population." 

“This is a clear case of persecution. Over 50 churches have been demolished in Yobe State, hundreds of Christians have been massacred just because they are Christians. These Boko Haram people go about with machine guns looking for Christians to kill or for churches to attack."

The Boko Haram has continued its killings in northern Nigeria. The group targests Christians and security officials. In this latest attack, the police stations were among the targets.

"There are people within this government branch who sympathize with Boko Haram -- Islamic radicals --You have a situation where the government is divided now.”

Award-winning author says Christian and Muslim leaders must preach peace and togetherness following wave of attacks

Boko Haram is an Islamic radical group that has been carrying out violent attacks against Christians and security forces in Nigeria. Since Christmas alone, the group has killed over 80 Christians. This articles illustrates some facts about the group.

The leader of the Islamic group Boko Haram said his group is killing Chrisitans in Nigeria to revenge for killing of Muslims. The radical Islamic group has killed over 80 Christians since Christmas. Thousands of Christians have left northern Nigeria following the attacks by Boko Haram.

A wave of terrorist violence across Nigeria has raised fears of an alliance between the Islamist Boko Haram movement and al-Qaeda's franchise in the Sahara. Colin Freeman reports from the Boko Haram stronghold of Maiduguri.

Boko Haram extremists take credit for bloody assaults in three towns.

Nigeria's president says the Islamic radical group, Boko Haram, has supporters within his own government. Members of the group are responsible for killing of over 80 Christians over the past few weeks. 

"The pattern of these killings does suggest to us a systematic ethnic and religious cleansing.We are reminded by the occurrences of these killings of the genesis of the civil war that took place here in Nigeria."

Pastor Johnson Jauro said gunmen attacked his church killing three, including his wife. The attack took place in mostly Islamic northern Nigeria where Muslim radicals have been carrying out violent attacks against Christians.