Gunmen believed to be members of the radical Islamist group Boko Haram opened fire on a police station in Nigeria’s Kano state, triggering a gun battle. Witnesses say the gunmen arrived on motorcycles Friday evening and began shooting and police returned fire. Police have not confirmed any injuries or deaths. In the past week, Boko […]
Gunmen Attack Nigerian Police Station
Posted January 28th, 2012 at 3:50 am (UTC-5)
Gunmen believed to be members of the radical Islamist group Boko Haram opened fire on a police station in Nigeria’s Kano state, triggering a gun battle. Witnesses say the gunmen arrived on motorcycles Friday evening and began shooting and police returned fire. Police have not confirmed any injuries or deaths. In the past week, Boko […]
Radical Sect Leader Challenges Nigerian President
Posted January 27th, 2012 at 8:55 am (UTC-5)
A leader of the Nigeria’s radical Islamic sect Boko Haram has challenged the president’s vow to crush the group in an audio message posted on the Internet. The message posted on YouTube shows a still image of Imam Abubakar Shekau flanked by Kalashnikov rifles. In the message, he says President Goodluck Jonathan will learn he […]
Nigerian Governors Dismissed by High Court
Posted January 27th, 2012 at 8:20 am (UTC-5)
((UPDATES # 1935605, new info in grafs 2-3, edits, clarifies info in graf 4) Nigeria’s Supreme Court issued a ruling Friday ordering five state governors be removed from office. The governors of Kogi, Adamawa, Bayelsa, Sokoto and Cross River were all elected in 2007 to four-year terms, but their elections were nullified by electoral tribunals […]
Nigerian Governors Dismissed by High Court
Posted January 27th, 2012 at 7:10 am (UTC-5)
Nigeria’s Supreme Court issued a ruling Friday ordering five state governors be removed from office. The court ruled the governors’ mandate to remain in their posts expired in May 2011. The governors include Ibrahim Idris of Kogi state, Murtala Nyako of Adamawa, Bayelsa state’s Timipre Sylva, Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto state, and Cross River’s Liyel […]
German Engineer Abducted in Northern Nigeria
Posted January 26th, 2012 at 5:45 pm (UTC-5)
Gunmen in Nigeria have abducted a German engineer in the northern city of Kano, where multiple bombings last week killed at least 185 people. The Kano police commissioner said Thursday the German man was handcuffed and put into the trunk of a car. He was taken from a construction site where he was working for […]
Nigeria President Replaces Police Chief After Attacks
Posted January 25th, 2012 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan, who has been under pressure to rein in escalating violence by a radical Islamic sect, has replaced the country’s police chief. Mr. Jonathan’s office announced Wednesday that Inspector-General Hariz Ringim has been placed on “terminal leave” until his retirement in coming months. The president also approved the retirement of all Ringim’s […]
Gunmen Attack Nigeria Police in Tense City
Posted January 25th, 2012 at 9:15 am (UTC-5)
Gunmen have assaulted a police station in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, where attacks claimed by a radical Islamic sect killed more than 180 people last week. Witnesses say a group of gunmen converged Tuesday night on the station in Kano’s densely populated Sheka area and ordered civilians to move away from the building. […]
Police Station Bombed in Tense Northern Nigerian City
Posted January 24th, 2012 at 4:40 pm (UTC-5)
A police station was bombed late Tuesday in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, four days after Islamic insurgents killed 185 people in a series of terror attacks in the city. There is no word on casualties from the bombing and no one has yet claimed responsibility. Earlier, Kano police discovered 10 car bombs and […]
Rights Group: Boko Haram Attacks ‘Indefensible’
Posted January 24th, 2012 at 6:20 am (UTC-5)
Human Rights Watch on Tuesday called on the Nigerian government to take further steps to end what it called the “campaign of terror” by the militant Islamist sect Boko Haram. The U.S.-based human rights group said Boko Haram is responsible for the deaths of at least 935 people since the beginning of its violent campaign […]
