[ARABNEWS] The United States on Thursday said it was concerned by increasing 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...
violence and territorial gains in Nigeria, warning that the deteriorating situation threatened the African giant's future.
"We are very troubled by the apparent capture of Bama and the prospects for an attack on and in Maiduguri, which would impose a tremendous toll on the civilian population," US Assistant Secretary of State Linda Thomas-Greenfield said on a visit to Abuja.
| Did Ms. Greenfield say this with a furrowed brow of concern? |