KANO ( AFP) – Boko Haram’s leader said he has
created an Islamic caliphate in a northeast Nigeria
town seized by the insurgents earlier this month, in
a video obtained by AFP on Sunday. “Thanks be to Allah who gave victory to our
brethren in (the town of) Gwoza and made it part of
the Islamic caliphate,” Abubakar Shekau said in the
52-minute video. He declared that Gwoza, in Borno state, now has
“nothing to do with Nigeria”. “By the grace of Allah we will not leave the town.
We have come to stay,” said Shekau, who has been
designated a global terrorist by the United States
and sanctioned by the UN Security Council. The United Nations humanitarian office (OCHA)
earlier this month confirmed reports that Gwoza
was under rebel control. Boko Haram is also believed to be in control of
other areas near Gwoza in southern Borno, as well
as large swathes of territory in northern Borno and
at least one town in neighbouring Yobe state. Mapping the precise areas which have fallen into
Islamist hands is nearly impossible. There are few humanitarian workers on the
ground in the northeast, travel is dangerous and
the region, which has been under a state of
emergency since May of last year, has poor mobile
phone coverage. Experts have described Boko Haram’s gains in
recent weeks as unprecedented, saying the group
was closer than ever to achieving its goal of carving
out a strict Islamic state across northern Nigeria. But many analysts believe the military has the
capacity to reverse the insurgents’ advance. Soldiers this week refused to deploy to Gwoza
without better weapons in an apparent mutiny.
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www.vanguardngr.com/2014/08/boko-haram-leader-proclaims-islamic-caliphate-nigeria/

am the first to comment? Wow Wow, God bless me and God bless ndigbo world wide, say amen by liking this comment. Bck to the matter, our grt leader and warrior General ojukwu, may his gentle and fearless soul rest in peace, Ojukwu saw boko haram coming, Ojukwu knew shekur b4 he was born, ojukwu knows that islam will go on Rampage one day. Boko haram can not defeat nigeria. Proclaiming of caliphate did nt start today, boko haram did nt start today, killings from our northern brothers did nt start today. Usman dan fodio is the first terrorist in Nigeria and he also proclaimed a caliphate, the sokoto caliphate. The muslim north so cherish his effort and he was named after a university in sokoto, Who is deceiving who? In years to come after boko haram, we shall have shekur university in borno state. In the dictionary of islam and in the koran nothing like terrorist, boko haram are nt seen as terrorist by real muslims. GEJ is nt the reason for the slow persecution of the war on BH, it was the northern head of states(military) that have refuse to procure military hard wares for us over the years due to corruption. GEJ is weak if we want to say so but the north is frustrating his administration. God bless Nigeria and its soldiers. If u feel d military are nt trying pls Join the military.

Clapping for them,

hmmmm! This is not a good news.

I have said these since the begining. Allowing the insurgents to acquire territory is a dangerous trend. Our military needs to add up its game before its too late. COAS should stop talking and start working

There's problm! I mean big problem!!

are these BH people day-dreaming or hallucinating for them to even contemplate this?
You declare and yet you the leader are always on the run?
Better wise up and lay down your bloody arms and embrace dialogue and PEACE.

Eldavido1: There's problm! I mean big problem!!

serious big problem ISIL and BH using similar tactics. Capture grounds along side weapons from the fleeing federal troops. Est Area of command. Declare caliph. We refuse to stop this bandits in time allowed them to grow into a force. Gej should pls come back home and take command from the cheerleader COAS

This is good news
Now we have our own palestine arab goats to terrorize

Ibnsultan01: serious big problem ISIL and BH using similar tactics. Capture grounds along side weapons from the fleeing federal troops. Est Area of command. Declare caliph. We refuse to stop this bandits in time allowed them to grow into a force. Gej should pls come back home and take command from the cheerleader COAS

I dey wonder why IBNSultan name come get revision number (01) now. Abi the original IBNSultan don go heaven ?

PapiWata:

I dey wonder why IBNSultan name come get revision number (01) now. Abi the original IBNSultan don go heaven ?

Ask Seun him know wetin happen. I think his in Gwoza for RECOIN on BH position. OUR boys are making sacrifices with there life and Abuja is wasting there effort

Good, you people are getting somewhere

Sealeddeal: hmmmm! This is not a good news.

Why?
dis News is very very Good.

Ibnsultan01: serious big problem ISIL and BH using similar tactics. Capture grounds along side weapons from the fleeing federal troops. Est Area of command. Declare caliph. We refuse to stop this bandits in time allowed them to grow into a force. Gej should pls come back home and take command from the cheerleader COAS

Goodluck should sack that Minimah of a thing with immediate effect! If it means bringing back ihejirika all well and good. Better half bread than that toad minimah and comedian Alex Badeh. The same weapon ihejirika used to send this bastards out of Maiduguri, gwoza, etc are the weapons this joker is complaining about. Sometimes it's not the quality of the weapon that counts but that of the shot!

PvtParts2: This is good news
Now we have our own palestine arab goats to terrorize

indeed it is men like you that make peace had to achieve. GEJ should address these dangerous issue now. NB. Iran just shotdown an isreal drone http://m.aljazeera.com/se/2014824132116380133

Ibnsultan01: Ask Seun him know wetin happen. I think his in Gwoza for RECOIN on BH position. OUR boys are making sacrifices with there life and Abuja is wasting there effort

No be all wettin eye see wey mouth go fit talk. That recon go succeed by special grace.

Eldavido1:

Goodluck should sack that Minimah of a thing with immediate effect! If it means bringing back ihejirika all well and good. Better half bread than that toad minimah and comedian Alex Badeh.

defence ministers as well as NSA should go. We have Good intellectual officers capable of bringing an offensive military tactics to chase,terminate,eliminate these bandits.

Is this what these terrorists want? Hope they'll refrain from all these senseless killings? But I know that one day, Nigeria shall overcome them...

BH is overrated, the govt will flush them
Long live the Military

Where are the GEJ advisers and supporters? Do you still think Boko haram is working for the opposition or part of a world wide islamic fundamentalists?

Ibnsultan01: serious big problem ISIL and BH using similar tactics. Capture grounds along side weapons from the fleeing federal troops. Est Area of command. Declare caliph. We refuse to stop this bandits in time allowed them to grow into a force. Gej should pls come back home and take command from the cheerleader COAS

Isis and boko have the same flag and have the same operandi which is attention seeking thru violence

......this is not a good news at such a time 2015 is so close.

They were probably inspired by Isis.
I just hope we don't see an all out repetition of IS style takeover here.

gbadexy: They were probably inspired by Isis.
I just hope we don't see an all out repetition of IS style takeover here.

the Two are the same the get weapons from state troops. Rely on lack of Air power by Military. We must upgrade our Airforce to a deadly status

It takes a weakling of a C-in-C for any part of his territory to be taken by rat-tags.

Ibnsultan01: defence ministers as well as NSA should go. We have Good intellectual officers capable of bringing an offensive military tactics to chase,terminate,eliminate these bandits.

When you employ a group of pot belly generals in times of war, what do you expect. These pretenders would rather be in their cozy airconditioned offices than out there in the trenches giving orders. Imagine how clueless they appear even on camera. Oh by the way the commander in chief is popping champagne somewhere in Germany!!!

Eldavido1:

When you employ a group of pot belly generals in times of war, what do you expect. These pretenders would rather be in their cozy airconditioned offices than out there in the trenches giving orders. Imagine how clueless they appear even on camera. Oh by the way the commander in chief is popping champagne somewhere in Germany!!!

these Fat Abuja Generals don't give a damn about the NE or Nigeria just there pockets. Gej should use his PAC and bring his blacck ass bak to Nigeria. We are at WAR. Gentlemen and our COAS is a Cheerleader

The adjective that I will use to describe that terrorist shecow has not been invented. Cow

Ibnsultan01: these Fat Abuja Generals don't give a damn about the NE or Nigeria just there pockets. Gej should use his PAC and bring his blacck ass bak to Nigeria. We are at WAR. Gentlemen and our COAS is a Cheerleader

Unfortunately the C in C hasn't been bless with the gift of thinking! Bringing is ar.se back probably wouldn't make much of a difference. Our civil war veterans and past generals would have to intervene period!

where does BH get foot soldiers from?

D truth z dat some 9ja r actively supporting BH

dis pple ve to b stopped

Eldavido1:

Unfortunately the C in C hasn't been bless with the gift of thinking! Bringing is ar.se back probably wouldn't make much of a difference. Our civil war veterans and past generals would have to intervene period!

I believe it is high time the military begins to take actions indepent of the state just like Egypt

Time to deal ruthlessly with these demons. GEJ, air bombardment should be activated sir.