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Over dozen killed in Boko Haram clashes in northern Nigeria
[Iran Press TV] At least 15 people have been killed and 35 others maimed during festivities between Nigerian military forces and Takfiri...an adherent of takfir wal hijra, an offshoot of Salafism that regards everybody who doesn't agree with them as apostates who must be killed... Boko Haram ... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality... forces of Evil north of the West African country. Kano State police commissioner Adelere Shinaba said gunnies ran into the Federal College of Education in the state capital of Kano on Wednesday, after engaging police outside the grounds. Shinaba added that police opened fire as shooting broke out, causing the explosives-laden vest of one of the assailants to detonate. The other gunman was rubbed out. He said security forces recovered explosives and two Kalashnikov assault rifles from the slain bad boys. President  Goodluck Jonathan... 14th President of Nigeria. He was Governor of Bayelsa State from 9 December 2005 to 28 May 2007, and was sworn in as Vice President on 29 May 2007. Jonathan is a member of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP). He is a lover of nifty hats, which makes him easily recognizable unless someone else in the room is wearing a neat chapeau... extended his condolences to the families of the victims."The president commends the officers and men of the Nigerian Police Force who took prompt action to confront the attackers and minimize resultant casualties," he said in a statement. Meanwhile, ...back at the saloon, Butch got the bill for the damage caused by the fist fight, the mirror broken in the shootout, and drinks for everyone...... Army Spokesman Brigadier General Olajide Olaleye says several Boko Haram forces of Evil were killed in a fierce battle with Nigerian troops in the town of Konduga late on Tuesday. He added that pick-up trucks with mounted machine- and anti-aircraft guns, an armored personnel carrier and assorted arms and ammunition were recovered after the battle. Posted by: Fred 2014-09-18 |
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