Nigeria’s Boko Haram Threatens Oil Refineries, Muslim Clerics -- Voice of America
ABUJA — Nigerian police report 60 people were killed early Wednesday when insurgents attacked a town in northern Nigeria. Witnesses blamed militant group Boko Haram, which has issued a new threat to bomb oil refineries and kill prominent Muslim clerics.
The fishing town of Bama has been attacked four times in the past two years. Scores of people have been killed and hundreds of houses have been burned to the ground.
As reports filtered in Wednesday that gunmen in Bama were once again shooting people and setting homes on fire, Boko Haram released a video statement saying it plans to widen its reach, to attack oil refineries in the south and continue its assault on Muslim clerics that don’t agree with its harsh interpretation of Islamic law.
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More News On Nigeria's War Against Boko Haram
Boko Haram threatens IBB, Buhari, Shekarau, refineries -- Nigerian Tribune
Boko Haram New Targets Are Refineries In The Niger Delta -- Spy Ghana
Boko Haram Threatens to Attack Niger Delta Region, Kill Emir of Kano, Buhari, Others -- Nigerian Bulletin
Boko Haram chief threatens attacks in Nigeria oil region: video -- Daily Times
Death toll from Islamist attack in northeast Nigeria doubles to 98 -- Reuters
115 Killed, 1,500 Buildings Razed in Nigerian Town -- AP
Nigeria's Boko Haram crisis: Bama attack mars victory claims -- BBC
My Comment: Attacking Nigeria's oil installations will be a major escalation .... and a clear sign that the Nigerian government is not winning it's war against Boko Haram.
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