A cameraman for the Nigerian state-run television network has been killed by suspected Islamist militants.

Alhaji Zakariya Isa died after being shot in the head and chest at his home in the northern city of Maiduguri, a military spokesman said.

The authorities in Nigeria have blamed the attack on the Islamist sect, Boko Haram.

The sect is thought to be responsible for a series of attacks in northern Nigeria in recent months.

Boko Haram - which means "Western education is forbidden" - usually targets the police and government officials.

However, in recent weeks, journalists have been threatened by the group, which says it wants sharia law more widely applied across Nigeria.

It said it would target reporters after it claimed spokesmen who were not part of the sect were being quoted by the media.

Boko Haram is thought to have carried out the bombing of UN headquarters in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, killing 23 people.

The sect launched an uprising in 2009 which was crushed by the military, leaving hundreds dead

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15419203

It's a shame boko haram has turned against its own people. Their actions will keep moving the entire region backwards while others keep moving forward. Talk about self destruction!

As long as the person no be Yoruba sha.

efisher:

It's a shame boko haram has turned against its own people. Their actions will keep moving the entire region backwards while others keep moving forward. Talk about self destruction!

Who else should they turn against? You want them to come to your village so they proof that they're not against their own ppl?

Ileke-IdI:

As long as the person no be Yoruba sha.

Who else should they turn against? You want then to come to your village so they proof that they're not against their own ppl?

Ileke idi, that is a very very silly thing to say. So the person that died is no human just because he is not yoruba. What is wrong with you

Lol, if they had sharia law, they would all be sentenced to death for killing so many people. These boko harams need to just calm it down. Does sharia law put more money in their pocket?

alj_harem:

Ileke idi, that is a very very silly thing to say. So the person that died is no human just because he is not yoruba. What is wrong with you

Is that what I said? Are you now a psychologist or a prophet that you can interpret words into another meaning?

We thank God we thank God.

efisher:

It's a shame boko haram has turned against its own people. Their actions will keep moving the entire region backwards while others keep moving forward. Talk about self destruction!

What's the "shame" thing there?

@Topic,mad,wild north.
If they and their leaders(religious,political and cultural) are not YET ready and willing to wake from this monster slumber they've plunged themselves into,why should I be concerened?

efisher:

It's a shame boko haram has turned against its own people. Their actions will keep moving the entire region backwards while others keep moving forward. Talk about self destruction!

what else will one expect,when the blind is supporting the blind ,their people kept quiet all this while ,perhap it time for their own funeral.I simply wish them the best as they continue to reduce the number of their own people!!!

francisj is right
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Its the ordinary man that suffers; why do they not go after the looting politicians?

Hmmn, another soul wasted for nothing.

Is dis ignorance? Or are they nt aware of d existence of other religion beside islam

This world is just too evil!

Evil report and acts everyday!!! this getting too much for one to bear!!!

Consequencies of a failing state. Is hightime Nigeria is dismembered.

extremist bhastardsss

At least they are killing for allah

At least they are killing for allah

This Ileke-idi u be compound fool o,somebody was killed unjustly and your going tribal?cow dung like you.

ifffffy:

abi o, thank u jare. ISLAM IS EVIL CUZ EVEN THERE QURAN SUPPORTS IT.

Sorry, but Islam is NOT evil. Like someone up there rightly pointed out, if shariah law was in place, the killers themselves will be killed. Islam doesn't support the killing of innocents. Even in warfare, the muskims r not supposed to harm the innocent men who r not at the battlefront, not to talk of women and children. If you know little about Islam, maybe its better you ask questions (which would probably have been answered on many threads here on NL), rather than make not nice comments. And if i ask you now, you'll claim to be a christian who isn't guilty of religious intolerance.

Oh, and for the umpteenth time, BOKO HARAM IS (most probably) POLITICAL. It soo painfully obvious. Even the person killed above is an Alhaji.

May God guide them to see the light and stop these killings.

pinkrex:

At least they are killing for allah

You b real m-u m-u

Sad indeed

Find Out!:

Sorry, but Islam is NOT evil. Like someone up there rightly pointed out, if shariah law was in place, the killers themselves will be killed. Islam doesn't support the killing of innocents. Even in warfare, the muskims r not supposed to harm the innocent men who r not at the battlefront, not to talk of women and children. If you know little about Islam, maybe its better you ask questions (which would probably have been answered on many threads here on NL), rather than make not nice comments. And if i ask you now, you'll claim to be a christian who isn't guilty of religious intolerance.

Oh, and for the umpteenth time, BOKO HARAM IS (most probably) POLITICAL. It soo painfully obvious. Even the person killed above is an Alhaji.

May God guide them to see the light and stop these killings.

More grace to your good and polite post. keep it up.

curb it or contain it! so sad. The north especially shd do something about ds menace,otherwise,

e *consign* am.

@ alj harem ,you are a big idioooot,are u afraid of castigating ileke --idi for her tribal comments on the death of the reporter, idioot,drinker of expired cow milk from infested breast of desert cattle,shameless malu Yoruba asss licker

Find Out!:

Sorry, but Islam is NOT evil. Like someone up there rightly pointed out, if shariah law was in place, the killers themselves will be killed. Islam doesn't support the killing of innocents. Even in warfare, the muskims r not supposed to harm the innocent men who r not at the battlefront, not to talk of women and children. If you know little about Islam, maybe its better you ask questions (which would probably have been answered on many threads here on NL), rather than make not nice comments. And if i ask you now, you'll claim to be a christian who isn't guilty of religious intolerance.

Oh, and for the umpteenth time, BOKO HARAM IS (most probably) POLITICAL. It soo painfully obvious. Even the person killed above is an Alhaji.

May God guide them to see the light and stop these killings.

guy you make my heart bleed. sorry about thee strong criticisms your religion suffers but your fellow Muslims aren't helping and you'll agree with me that to non-muslims, today's world is overwhelmed with islam and heinous crimes going together. now what's the difference between islamsts and mexican drug lords?

Find Out!:

Sorry, but Islam is NOT evil. Like someone up there rightly pointed out, if shariah law was in place, the killers themselves will be killed. Islam doesn't support the killing of innocents. Even in warfare, the muskims r not supposed to harm the innocent men who r not at the battlefront, not to talk of women and children. If you know little about Islam, maybe its better you ask questions (which would probably have been answered on many threads here on NL), rather than make not nice comments. And if i ask you now, you'll claim to be a christian who isn't guilty of religious intolerance.

Oh, and for the umpteenth time, BOKO HARAM IS (most probably) POLITICAL. It soo painfully obvious. Even the person killed above is an Alhaji.

May God guide them to see the light and stop these killings.

That is that,

This terrorist group is purely political. At least the financiers and decision makers are. But the ppl sending them are mumu sha, they don't know that history repeats itself. When USA sponsored al qaeda they couldn't take their guns back. Sooner or later they'll start shooting their paymasters who as politicians may shift camp and stop patronisig them

joeyfire:




Alhaji Zakariya Isa died after being shot in the head and chest at his home in the northern city
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15419203

Mtchew, thank God he is only a muslim. As long na them self them they kill, no wahala from this end.
Infact the fewer they become, the better for us.

My problem with this boko thugs is that they are asking for sharia law in the North.
Why can't they just ask for the North to split from the Country so that they can have the Sharia they want.

w

And we have a president in this country. Who told us to pray so that criminals come out to confess

obasanjo should b consulted for a solution cos he alone can handle them serously with a lasting solution unlike those of them up their