... 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...
in the volatile northeast, the military said on Thursday, as 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...
pursues a four-month-old offensive against resilient hard boys.
Over 230 people have been killed in violence linked to Boko Haram in the last six weeks, according to a Rooters count - one of the bloodiest periods since Jonathan declared a state of emergency and launched a military crackdown in three northeastern states in May.
Boko Haram, which wants to impose strict Islamic law in northern Nigeria, is considered the biggest security threat to Africa's top oil exporter and second largest economy.
The air force bombed two of Boko Haram's camps in a remote and sandy region of Borno state on Tuesday before soldiers pursued fleeing hard boys, killing 10 in a shootout, military front man Sagir Musa told news hounds.
"Following air strikes and subsequent destruction of Boko camps at Mada ... some troops had an encounter with fleeing Boko Haram gunnies on the Maiduguri-Damboa road at about 10 p.m. (2100 GMT) on Tuesday," he said.
"Ten gunnies bit the dust, while four AK-47 rifles, 250 rounds of assorted ammunition and 10 Boko Haram cycle of violences were recovered and a soldier was maimed," he added.