Boko Haram

Boko Haram is a terrorist organization with its roots in northeastern Nigeria, linked to insurgency stemming from north Cameroon and Niger Republic. "Boko Haram" is a Hausa name which translates roughly as "Western education is forbidden," while the real Arabic name translates as "The Congregation of the People of Tradition for Proselytism and Jihad". The sect was founded in 2002 by the late Mohammed Yusuf who was captured and executed by Nigerian security forces in 2009. Until the government clamped down on the sect’s activities in 2009, the operations conducted by the sect were more or less peaceful. Since Abubakar Shekau, a former deputy to Yusuf’s era, violent attacks have escalated in terms of both frequency and intensity. The sect seeks to establish a "pure" Islamic state ruled by sharia, putting a stop to what it deems Westernization. It proposes that interaction with the Western world is forbidden, and also supports opposition to the Muslim establishment and the government of Nigeria. The group is known for attacking Christians, Muslim clerics and government targets, as well as for bombing churches, mosques, schools and police stations. The group is also notorious for kidnappings. Violence linked to the Boko Haram insurgency has resulted in an estimated 10,000 deaths between 2002 and 2013. On November 13, 2013 the United States government designated the group a terrorist organization. On 22 May 2014, the United Nations Security Council added Boko Haram to its list of designated al-Qaeda entities, bringing "funding, travel and weapons sanctions" against the terrorist group. On 22 May 2014 Boko Haram was officially declared a terrorist group affiliated to Al-Qaeda and Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb by the United Nations Security Council. International sanctions including asset freeze, travel ban and arms embargo were imposed against the Islamist extremist group. It was reported in August 2013 that Shekau had been shot and deposed by members of his sect, but he survived. He has taken responsibility for the April 2014 kidnapping of over 200 school girls. On 6 May 2014, eight more girls were kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram gunmen. Funding sources for Boko Haram are not certain, but is believed to be partially funded by bank robberies and by other Islamist groups.

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In a reaction to the ongoing xenophobic attacks against African migrants in South Africa, the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram has given a 24 hours ultimatum to Pretoria to stop the massacres or face bombing attacks from them.

BH Threatens South Africa Over Xenophobic Attacks

Boko Haram leader Shekau making an address in a video on February 17, 2015.

This warning was reportedly contained in a brief YouTube video message, Nigerian Watch reports.
The blood thirsty sect threatened to extend its terror activities to South Africa if the killing continued, warning that that if the South African government refuse to contain the situation, it will execute all South Africans living in Nigeria, Chad, Niger and other surrounding countries.
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The Boko Haram terrorists group also threatened to attack South African embassies in the aforementioned countries.
Meanwhile, it has not yet been confirmed if indeed the message is genuine or not.
Nigerians React
Some concerned Nigerians have, however taken to their twitter handle to condemn the Boko Haram alleged good guy role following the atrocity the sect it self had carried out against innocent citizens.

73-Year Old Man Stabs 43-Year-Old Wife 8 Times For Having Extra-Marital Affair

Joseph O’Riordan was sitting on Polegate Town Council in East Sussex when he grew suspicious his wife, Amanda, 47, was having an alleged affair and hired a private investigator to follow her.

The couple had been married for ten years when O’Riordan, who was also the president of his local Royal British Legion and had attended the Queen’s garden party in 2013 for his work on the Diamond Jubilee celebrations, discovered his wife was in a relationship with a man named in court as Nicholas Gunn.

Mr Gunn had been the postman in the couple’s neighbourhood before moving away from the area.

After becoming suspicious of Mrs O’Riordan, a jealous O’Riordan used a GPS tracking device to monitor her car journeys and hired a private investigator to follow her.

On the day of the attack, in October last year, the couple were at Mrs O’Riordan’s mother’s house to help with the shopping when the councillor received a call, believed to be from Mr Gunn.

Giving evidence in a pre-recorded interview, Mrs O’Riordan said: ‘After the phone call he came back into the room and I could see a shift in his mood.

‘We left my mother’s to get some food at KFC, and in the car Joe said to me, “you can probably tell there is something wrong”.

‘He then told me he had hired a private investigator and told me I had lied to him about previous phone calls I had received.’

On the journey home Mrs O’Riordan tried to get out of the car, but was dragged back in and held down by her husband so she could not escape.

When they got home she went straight to the bedroom to dump her handbag and O’Riordan asked why she had not removed her coat.

She replied: ‘I’m not sure if I am going to stay here, I might go back to mum’s for a cup of coffee.’

O’Riordan then left the room before returning with the seven inch kn1fe and allegedly cried out: ‘You have made me do this. This is all your fault.’

He staaabbed his wife vi0lently before calling her an ambulance and admitting to the call handler what he had done.

The court heard an audio clip of the 999 phone call in which O’Riordan can be heard saying: ‘My wife’s been staaabbed in the stomach. She’s ble3ding really badly, she could be dying.

‘It was me who staaabbed her. She’s lost quite a lot of blood. I want to look after her, it’s me who’s done this to her.’

In the tape Mrs O’Riordan can be heard groaning in pain in the background before sirens sound and police arrive.
She suffered life-threatening injuries including a collapsed lung in the vicious attaack.

Dale Sullivan, prosecuting, said: ‘In the evening of that night, Joseph O’Riordan went from his bedroom to the kitchen and selected a kn1fe before returning to the bedroom to staaaab his wife multiple times.

‘The issue in this case is a narrow one, but it is simply this-on October 22 did Joseph intend to k1ll Amanda?’.

Sussex police constable Steven Wilson said: ‘Mr O’Riordan’s demeanor struck me as unusual under the circumstances.
‘He was compliant and co-operative and had a distinctive bored air about him.’O’Riordan pleaded guilty to wounding with intent but denied a charge of attempted murder.

According to reports, this young naval officer pictured above, Commander Awi Samuel Ugbodi from Oori town of Benue State, has been killed.

The naval officer was mistaken for a robber while with his younger brother in a car. They got chased by a mob made up of Okada riders who beat them up badly and set them on fire before they could even explain and identify themselves.

Here is the story as sent to CKN News by one Pastor Flourish Atoju:
"He is my brother CKN, the whole of my village is thrown into mourning right now. He was in the company of his younger brother to go get fuel. He arrived at a police check point and the police on duty told him to stop because of the robbery going on; I don't know why he just drove past the police. The okada people ran after him, seeing that he stopped for them, the next thing was to drag him out of his vehicle together with his younger brother, beat them up to the point of death and set them ablaze. It happened in Abuja on your way to kaduna. His name is Awi Samuel Ugbodi. So painful and can't just stop crying."

Before his death, Awi was married with a son. This is so, so sad. May his soul rest in perfect peace.

Governor, Abiola Ajimobi has replaced the transformer previously donated and then removed by PDP’s Governorship candidate in Oyo State Teslim Folarin after losing in the ward and in Oyo State as a whole earlier this week,

The community complained to the governor and he replaced it with a bigger one.

A self-styled pastor has been arrested for stealing and fraud and dragged before a magistrate court in Lagos.
50-yr-old John Ojebe allegedly obtained N390,000 from one Hawo Umoru under the pretense of selling her Adonai oil to wash her private parts with.
Reporters that Ojebe had also conspired with two others, who are now on the run, to commit felony, to obtaining money by false pretence and stealing N390,000 belonging to the victim.
Pastor Ojebe who was charged before an Oshodi Magistrate’s Court in Lagos was reported to have committed the offences at Sura Mogaji Street, off Coker Road, Ilupeju, Lagos State.
He was arraigned by the police on a three-count charge of obtaining money by false pretence and stealing, reports.
However, when the charge was read to the accused before Magistrate Akeem Fashola, he pleaded not guilty.
One of the charges read: “That you John Ojebe, with two others at large, on April 13, 2014, at about 11am along Sura Mogaji Street, off Coker Road, Ilupeju in the Lagos State Magisterial District, did obtain N390,000 from one Hawo Umoru under the pretence of selling to her one Adonai oil for washing of her private part.”
Police prosecutor, Sergeant Kehinde Olatunde, informed the court that the offence was punishable under Section 410 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2011.
Following the application for the accused’s bail by his counsel, Mr. Michael Olisah, the magistrate granted him bail in the sum of N100,000 with one responsible sureties, who must have paid tax for three years and whose address should be verified.
The matter was adjourned till April 27 for further mention.

6 Unity Bank Staffs Facing Charges Over Alleged N306 million Fraud

Six employees of Unity Bank, were on Wednesday charged before a Wuse Zone 2 Senior Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, over alleged N306 million fraud.
They are facing charges of criminal conspiracy, forgery, theft and negligent conduct.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that of the 26 involved in the crime, only six were arraigned on Wednesday.
They are: Chinoso Akamerre of Fegge Onitsha branch; Esther Olubade, Mayowa Oyinloye, Sanusi Olarenwaju, Abubakar Barau and Biodun Daodu, all of Gwagwalada branch.
The prosecutor, Cpl. Francis Tanko told the court that on Jan. 29, 2014, the bank’s Managing Director, Henry James, reported the case to the Inspector-General of Police.
He said that between Jan. 24 and 27, 2014, the accused persons conspired with the Fund Transfer Control Unit officers to commit the offences.
Tanko named the officers as Rabi Ibrahim, Esther Olubade and IT operators of the bank- Mayowa Oyinloye, Sanusi Olarenwaju, Abubakar Barau and Biodun Daodu.
The prosecutor said the officers connived to forge some documents.
He alleged that they stole the money through electronic transfer from three accounts.
Tanko told the court that the accounts of the Pilgrims Welfare Board, University of Abuja and Greenfields Ltd were used.
The prosecutor said the money was transferred to 18 different accounts of the accused, domiciled at eight different banks without the consent of the account holders.
The offences, he said, contravened Sections 95, 196, 287 and 364 of the Penal Code.
The accused persons pleaded not guilty.
The Chief Magistrate, Adamu Shaibu, granted them bail in the sum of N5 million each, and one surety each in like sum.
Shaibu said the sureties, who must reside within the court’s jurisdiction, should be civil servants not below Grade Level 9.
The case was adjourned till May 18 for hearing.

The Zamfara Government has earmarked N40 million to facilitate a mass wedding, organised by the Association of Widows and Divorcees in the state.
The Chairman of the Zamfara State Hisbah Commission, Atiku Zawiyya, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Gusau.
He said that the State Government decided to assist the widows association to help the body to tackling its problems.
The chairman noted that the activities of the association were in line with the tenets of Islam and the promotion of the Shari’a.
Zawiyya explained that the State Government supported the initiative of the association to help in its effort to reduce immorality in society.
He called on wealthy individuals to continue to assist the activities of the association as government alone could not do everything.
The secretary of the association, Malam Sani Usman, said the money, if released by the government, would be used in sponsoring the marriages of more than 200 widows, divorcees, less-privileged and orphans.
He said that part of the money would be used to assist some couples to start businesses to sustain their marriages.
Usman recalled that no fewer than 200 couples had benefited from the programme in the past three years.

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