The BBC's Will Ross said Nigerian troops will have difficulty flushing out Boko Haram militants in urban areas
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Nigeria under attack

Tough battle ahead
From preachers to slave raiders
Going global?
Fear in Maiduguri

The Nigerian military has launched air raids on militant training camps in the north-east of the country, officials say.

An army spokesman said jets and helicopter gunships had been used to attack several camps.

He told the BBC that a plane had been hit by anti-aircraft fire but had managed to return to base.

States of emergency were declared this week in three north-eastern states hit by Boko Haram's Islamist insurgency.

Nigerian military spokesman Brig Gen Chris Olukolade said two militant bases in the Sambisa Forest Reserve were destroyed in raids.

The reserve is about 70km (45 miles) south of the Borno state capital, Maiduguri, where the militants first emerged in 2009.

Reports say dozens of militants have been killed, but there has been no independent confirmation.

Nigerian forces are trying to regain control in the states of Adamawa, Yobe and Borno.

"It is not just Sambisa, every camp is under attack," the Reuters news agency quoted Brig Gen Olukolade as saying.
'Land and air'
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Their mandate is to ensure that activities of Boko Haram insurgents and rebels in these areas are brought to zero level”

Soyinka Okupe Special assistant to the Nigerian president

Meanwhile, explosions and gunfire were heard overnight on Thursday in Katsina state, where gunmen launched several attacks.

Residents told the BBC's Hausa service that banks, police stations and prisons were destroyed in the town of Daura, near the border with Niger.

They said they had seen the bodies of five members of the security forces and three militants, but there has been no official confirmation of casualties.

Soyinka Okupe, a special assistant to Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, said that government forces would continue to hit the militants hard.

"Their mandate is to ensure that activities of Boko Haram insurgents and rebels in these areas are brought to zero level.

"So they will employ everything that is in their power to effect that, including land and air."

Mobile phone networks were not functioning in many parts of north-east Nigeria on Thursday.

A security official told the AP news agency that the mobile phone service had been shut down during the military operation.

Militants have previously attacked mobile phone masts in the area in an effort to disrupt communications.
Residents staying inside
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Boko Haram: Timeline of terror

2002: Founded
2009: Hundreds killed when Maiduguri police stations stormed; leader Mohammed Yusuf captured and killed
Dec 2010: Bombed Jos, killing 80 people; blamed for New Year's Eve attack on Abuja barracks
Jun-Aug 2011: Bomb attacks on Abuja police HQ and UN building
Dec 2011: Multiple bomb attacks on Christmas Day kill dozens
Jan 2012: Wave of violence across north-east Nigeria
April 2012: Deadly Easter church attack in Kaduna; ThisDay newspaper offices bombed
February 2013: French family kidnapped in Cameroon
May 2013: Heavily armed incursion into Bama town

Boko Haram: From preachers to slave raiders

Brig Gen Olukolade said the plane damaged by anti-aircraft fire on Friday had returned to base safely, while the "terrorist base" was subsequently "completely destroyed".

This is the first time Boko Haram has been reported to have used such heavy weaponry against aircraft.

A Maiduguri resident told the BBC that the city was unusually quiet on Friday, with most people staying inside.

Brig Gen Olukolade said "several thousand" troops had been sent to the three north-eastern states to tackle Boko Haram.

The three semi-desert states, which border Niger, Chad and Cameroon, are roughly the size of England or the US state of Illinois but have a population of just 10 million.

The BBC's Will Ross in Abuja says targeting Boko Haram's rural bases or training camps should pose no great challenge for the military; the hardest part of this campaign will be in urban areas like Maiduguri, where the militants are living among the civilian population.

The president said the army would take "all necessary action" to "put an end to the impunity of insurgents and terrorists", saying they had taken down the Nigerian flag and replaced it with a foreign emblem in some parts of the country.

Human rights organisations have criticised some of the Nigerian military's previous operations because of the resulting civilian casualties.

Boko Haram, whose name means "Western education is forbidden" in the local Hausa language, is fighting to overthrow the government and create an Islamic state in the north.

Although they often attack Christians and government targets, they have also killed many Muslim civilians.
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Shoot the terrorists.

I love this thread. God protect our soldiers and help the win the war.

wont they find their way back. what a porous border!

babe_online:
so was it what you wanted to see?

I'm wondering if there could ever be a terror free world with those verses still there.
I'm wondering why governments choose to fight terrorism without addressing the root cause.
I'm still wondering....

babe_online:
if you are not a muslim then you must be very jobless to want to read the quran.

Just wanted to confirm if the quotes below were true. And i've confirmed them here. http://www.aaiil.org/text/hq/trans/ch4.shtml I'm wondering.....................

Kairoseki77::

According to them, non-Muslims are infidels and idolaters. According to the Quran, infidels and idolaters have three choices, we can either submit to Muslim rule, we can convert to Islam and pay tax, or we must die.

Quote from the Quran: Quran (9:5) - "Slay the idolaters wherever you find them, and take them captive and besiege them and lie in wait for them in every ambush, then if they repent and keep up prayer and pay the tax, leave their way free to them"

I'm not sure what's "spiritual" about any of that. Either way, just be armed when dealing with them, and don't hesitate to protect yourself.

Quote from the Quran about non-believers:

Quran (8:12) - "I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Therefore strike off their heads and strike off every fingertip of them."

Those two sentences are why terrorists decapitate their captives. Some may say they are misinterpreting the Quran, and that they are not really Muslims, but you decide for yourself.

Lastly, Muslims are commanded to never be friends with us "infidels".

Quote from the Quran: Quran (4:89) - "They but wish that ye should reject Faith, as they do, and thus be on the same footing (as they): But take not friends from their ranks until they flee in the way of Allah (From what is forbidden). But if they turn renegades, seize them and slay them wherever ye find them; and (in any case) take no friends or helpers from their ranks."

Note to moderators: read my comment several times before you decide to delete it. NOTHING I said should be offensive. Especially not the quotes from the Quran, because what sense would it make for a Muslim to be offended by the Quran. Just use common sense.

where can i find an english version of the quaran online?

omanzo02:

I think with the bolded the Governors could be replaced, the good thing about it is that, security is no longer in the hands of the governors, and may not be consulted or reported to over security matters.

I think Mr President made a serious mistake by leaving those politicians. He shld have taken a complete action. This is like treating a disease halfway. He shld sack the governors, the house of assembly members, Local Govt. chairmen, if possible the emirs of those states. Even their Imams and their local radio stations shld be censored. Lets see hw it goes, i may be wrong.

firetrap:

if a military administrator had been put in charge, come 2015 there would not be elections in those states cos the governors would not have served out their terms of office. so it was a wise move to leave the governors in office with little or no powers at all and grant the military sweeping powers

so, who wld be responsible for administering the finance of the state? what if these politicians used state money to finance terrorism?

confusion247:
Yes He did not sack them. Another evidence that uncle Jona have started drinking kunu

So hw can u call this a state of emergency when the same people are still in charge?

15.The details of this Proclamation will be transmitted to the National Assembly in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution. But in the meantime, let me make it clear that within the purview of this Proclamation, the Governors and other political office holders in the affected states will continue to discharge their constitutional responsibilities.

He did not sack the governors?

OliverPin: I think she will retest that low again.

it has been testing the low for the past 3 days

buying gold @ 1427.39 tp 1453.22

Kirinwa: Babe, gold is mustering enough strength to break your entry.Hope you're already positioned?

Gold just touched yesterday's low

Kirinwa:

Am not expecting it.Am seeing it happening live now.

hw did u see that?

anulaxad:

Don't be silly.

DEVELOPMENT IS THE STYLE OF BUILDING OR MAKING BETTER.

NOTHING BUT INFRASTRUCTURE IS IMPORTANT.INFRASTRUCTURE IS ALL I CARE ABOUT.THATS DEVELOPMENT.

A HUGE CONSTRUCTION BOOM WILL DO GOOD FOR NIGERIA.

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IS BETTER THAN INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT. IT IS THE DEVELOPED HUMANS THAT WOULD DEVELOP THE INFRASTRUCTURES.

wld that make things easier for the anti-christ?

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Billyonaire: In Seun's Understanding; What is blasphemous to Islam, is Freedom of Speech in Christianity.

By such faulty interpreting of Rule 17, Seun and his MODs have proven once again that they lack the capacity to Understand the Concept of Freedom, Liberty and Blasphemy or he possibly is taking Christians for f00ls incapable of understanding common lexical structures. Should I rather say they are Pro-Islamic Extremism ?

I am not a fan of these Asian Ideologies but my siblings are. So based on that, I am very concerned about the way this issue is handled.

I'm beginning to like this guy. i used to think is a biased atheist

it appears gej looks too gentle and does not carry d aura of a president - some one in charge. thats why some pple can open their mouth and insult him. u cant try some of these nonsense with obj or ABACHA. and it seems a mistake for him to even have a facebook acct, which gave some pple d opportunity to insult him. what will happen if he creates a nairand acct. obj and others had no time for facebook. Its that so called Ill-rufai that started this "clueless". some1 who have decided never to see any good thing about this administration. he shold b brought to order.

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naijababe:


. No govt are just trying to outdo each other in money printing

money printing?
btw it appears seun has succeeded to drive away some pple from ds thread.
few viewers.

hello people. what is happening to fx market? is the world coming to an end?

5sigma: The doctor is the leader of the health team. No matter how long an air hostess has been flying, she cannot become the pilot. The other health workers should go and write JAMB, obtain admission to study medicine and then become suitable candidates. Thing is,no matter how long the wind blows the mountain can never bow.enuf said!

What is a medical doctor doing as the governor of a state or in the senate. politics and government should be left for Political Scientists.

1. Dressing. They dress more decent, especially their women. Some Christians think there is nothing wrong with how you dress. They even wear half naked clothes to the alter as wedding gowns. Pastor Chris of Christ Embassy is not helping the matter.

2. Politics . They participate in politics better. Jehova Witnesses wont even vote, but when an evil man gets voted in, they complain.

3. Brotherhood. They help themselves better.

4. Prayer. Yesterday, their prayer calls woke me up around 5 am. To be frank I was still enjoying my sleep. and i hear they pray 5 times everyday.

5. Study. From childhood, they learn and memorize their koran better than christians memorize the bible.

6. Child Education. Islamic education starts from childhood. Catholics are trying with the block rosary, but not as good as muslims do.

7. Burial. I dont need to tell you how christians waste money and time in mortuaries and burial ceremonies.

8. Unity. Every state have one chief imam and a central mosque. i hear muslims have serious factional issues, but you cant compare that with the number of denominations we have in Christianity.

How true is the fact that islam is the fastest growing religion in the world today. i'm not sure about that. but if its true, the above mentioned points may have contributed to it. and by the way, it appears the prominent christian leaders are still interested in making more money from tithe so they can build classical churches, drive expensive cars and feed fat. Then buy private jets, build universities with expensive tuition fees. and some sunday worships have feature of a party club, the same dance beats and dance steps, only that Jesus is being mentioned in the songs. Dont get me wrong. Im a christian.

any idea?

freecocoa: It can be annoying o I no go lie(especially when he's cute and classy) but when he eventually calls, I don't sound mad or anything, I even feign being ignorant of who's on the other end.

Excuse me please can i have your number?

infofirst:


More view below. what do u think, what are you seeing? Simplicity

how did you get this?

rozayx5:

What do we have here, another pessimist,
Boss system was designed since 2008, wonder if you were even trading then

i dont have problems, with anyone, but criticizing peoples trading system has become a bad habit on this thread, if i am using cobwebs to trade forex and making the pips, and you are a clean chart trader and making pips what is the difference, anyway this is the last time i will ever announce certain things here
unless thorugh PM

Thank you for sharing useful info. I just got the indicator and it looks great. Pls don't ignorant people discourage you from sharing useful information here. I appreciate you.

Take the matter to God. A man of God can help you. There are still some real men of God in town.

Every currency seems to be standing still for the NFP.