Nigeria Falls Into 'A State Of War' As Islamist Insurgency Rages -- The Guardian
More than 1,300 people have died in the past two months as an insurgent Islamist group, Boko Haram, wages a rebellion rooted in poverty, corruption, religion and geography
Zakari Matazu had just got home when a deafening sound filled his ears and part of his wall cracked and fell to the floor, whipping up a cloud of dust. Then came another boom and his legs started shaking.
"I walked outside my house, then I saw people running helter-skelter and people screaming, and at that point my legs could no longer carry me, so I just sat down on the ground," he recalled. "That is when I saw my neighbour Mama Baby, who was screaming and pointing to a building that had been brought to the ground by the bomb, and she was saying that her children were in the rubble."
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More News On The Growing Violence In Nigeria
Fears mount that Boko Haram could bring Nigeria to the brink -- Al Jazeera
Nigeria: President's Spokesman Says the Country is ‘At War’ with Boko Haram -- Christian post
Nigeria: Troops Kill Over 200 Insurgents - Boko Haram -- AllAfrica
Boko Haram kills 582 under new service chiefs -- Punch (Nigeria)
Nigeria: Al-Qaeda Takes Over Boko Haram -- AllAfrica.com/Vanguard
Nigeria Defense Minister: Uprising surmountable. -- New York Times
Nigeria violence: 'Our security forces area too outdated to meet these challenges' -- The Guardian
Nigeria: Healthcare Services Collapse As Doctors, Nurses Flee Borno -- AllAfrica.com/This Day
West Africa: Border Trade Between Cameroon and Nigeria At a Standstill -- AllAfrica.com/Deutsche Welle
WNU Editor: The above video is two years old but it is a good analysis from Al Jazeera on who actually is Boko Haram.
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