Boko Haram declares Gwoza ‘Islamic Caliphate’ + Excerpts of the transcribed speech by Shekau

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img border="0" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieN_92A_IRVsFKENvZHZ7n4n1SFlyHOc9wzHm1J1IVppQ6y1dEJGVOu3xrSO7mLSe18zXIOuvy1MPKVrAkXV0kB0e0S091DX79C5F5ruDo6XPFhj9TgWb5LGDcfs8zhVTE-iMPCet5f40d/s1600/00.jpg" width="400" /></span></div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">In a 52 minute video made available to AFP, the leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, declared the creation of an Islamic caliphate in Gwoza town in Borno state seized by the sect early this month.</span></div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">According to AFP, Shekau declared that Gwoza now has 'nothing to do with Nigeria'. </span></div> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Thanks be to Allah who gave victory to our brethren in (the town of) Gwoza and made it part of the Islamic caliphate. By the grace of Allah we will not leave the town. We have come to stay,” said Shekau</span></blockquote> <div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Find the excerpts of the transcribed speech by Shekau after the cut. Meanwhile the Nigerian Military has reacted to Shekau's claims, saying the claim is empty. The military says appropriate military operations to secure Gwoza from activities of the bandits is still ongoing. Continue...</span></div> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Excerpts of the transcribed speech by Mr. Shekau below...</b> "I chose to deliver this message in order to refute the lies being spread by the government, about the operations we had in recent times.<br />"We warn the vigilantes called civilian JTF to back off; if not, there will be no place for them to <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=6089869001362915509" name="more"></a>hide. We have evidence of how you killed some of our brethren whom you would ask if they were Boko Haram members before you killed them. We know how you humiliated them by asking them if they had ever carried guns or killed someone…We know everything about the evil you committed against our brethren.<br />"We still have the magnanimity of asking you to repent because you will never succeed in this way by the grace of Allah. And I swear by Allah that we will never stop killing you, because Allah commanded us to kill people like you. If we pity you and spare you, one day you will become infidels. So, to us, having pity on you is an act of disbelief. You can continue to run or hide your identities in women’s attire, but we will get to you and remove the women’s clothing off of you. Then, while you are shouting for mercy, we will strike, smash your heads and kill you all. Even if you don't do anything to us we will kill you...We would do it even to avenge our brethren. You killed our brethren in large numbers.<br />"We don't joke with religion (quoting from the Koran). There is no hypocrisy in this religion. It is only the truth. </span><br /> <div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"We are not proud of our strength, nor with our weapons nor with anything we have but we are only proud of victory from Allah the exalted. Victory is only from God. Who is America in the sight of Allah? Who is America in the sight of Allah? Who is Israel in the sight of Allah? Who is France in the sight of Allah?”</span></div> </blockquote> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4RV0yYBKduKfGdCMQQOqos1Htvk__wT-7Qf06GwCKpiajcquJ1NzczLmLNBaGphrlr05aAfwzgJl1Unwe2X60rhNNZhDJDBoR8P8rCrriuBC3RTmvNa6JAODj-Dz_RKTDpAn6S-vBInu5/s1600/1.png" /><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhTSNRyy-JN5S8JTddocRfwbtxsdZ9KczVeNgXOvnka8pV7aaofpjF0Y1cgw0EQz57-42TgLBxevyTtZRGCsqJeUpEurCEGu8oH2UNrMhL9nfMYpxsPhZD4dg5Kwn2pXNr8kbzK_LlTOjE/s1600/2.png" /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeJgMtBpSoppcKmOinypOMVrTeQ81RqaCKTFqc5IDgiy_uiDaQcUBjLjBmlb05BWu8WKMDNvEOJDF4jn0cG1CwZvhn0UQw_P0eVU7eunXmf8mKutHCwQ9ki-mL7gmBt4V_iSRP6iIUulJC/s1600/3.png" /></span></div> </div>

Boko Haram declares Gwoza ‘Islamic Caliphate’ + Excerpts of the transcribed speech by Shekau

In a 52 minute video made available to AFP, the leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, declared the creation of an Islamic caliphate i...

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Nigerian troops flee Gwoza as Boko haram takes over

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"> <div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-6717142524837469242" itemprop="description articleBody" style="position: relative; width: 670px;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9fkjNjFUPSOHcc9vUgDMjLCfsSsKaoqGDLZquBs_s_6J2LZYkctai6KXbLizzz06gMNkf9CrF4Cy8WyQsB0O26B99IazS1meBqmMsCjHG42Hda4LLP4XnE9MBlt3r_4GiNtEV-6EVYgxY/s1600/_65582764_65582763.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9fkjNjFUPSOHcc9vUgDMjLCfsSsKaoqGDLZquBs_s_6J2LZYkctai6KXbLizzz06gMNkf9CrF4Cy8WyQsB0O26B99IazS1meBqmMsCjHG42Hda4LLP4XnE9MBlt3r_4GiNtEV-6EVYgxY/s1600/_65582764_65582763.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" width="640" /></span></a></div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-6717142524837469242" itemprop="description articleBody" style="position: relative; width: 670px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></div> Unconfirmed report has it that Nigerian troops are nowhere to be found in Gwoza, Borno state as Boko haram insurgents have successfully taken control of the community.<br /><br />Sahara reporters reveal that Nigerian soldiers were defeated by the terror group three days after they first invaded the town, killing over 100 civilians and several soldiers.<br /><br />Some units of the Nigerian Army 213 battalion, Operation Task Force Mike and 234 battalion, which attempted to retake Gwoza Township from Islamist militant Boko Haram, beat a hasty retreat on Thursday night as the militants showed superior firepower.<br /><br />The soldiers were reported to have been led into the battle by Lieutenant BMG Martins and Lt. Colonel Agu of the 234 Battalion, formerly Special Operations Battalion (SOB), but they were given the surprise of their lives when they ran into stiff resistance from the militants as they advanced on Gwoza from the Madagali axis.<br /><br />The soldiers retreated but the militants set off in hot pursuit, chased them and snatched one of their tanks as well as the driver of the tank. They then called the soldier’s wife and informed her that her husband was in captivity.<br /><br />Col. Agu has himself not been since then.<br /><br />SaharaReporters sources said that following the encounter, some 30 Hilux pick up vans were used to bring back to Mubi in Adamawa State several wounded and dead soldiers.<br /><br />The defeat of Nigerian soldiers in Gwoza puts the strategic town firmly in the hands of Boko Haram militants three days after they first invaded the town, killing over 100 civilians and several soldiers.<br /><br />It is the second time in 24 hours that Nigerians soldiers were defeated by Boko Haram in an attempt to retake Gwoza. The army had recently retaken Damoboa, over two weeks after Boko Haram overran the town and planted its flag.<br /><br />Nigerian army sources in Abuja said that following the attack, they have yet to find Lt. Col Agu. They further confirmed that about three military alpha jets have been deployed to the area to assist in the rescue of soldiers who might be trapped in mountains surrounding Gwoza.<br /><br />Military sources blame the Brigade commander for asking the contingent to withdraw from Gwoza after they made contact with the terrorists, adding that the hasty retreat emboldened Boko Haram militants to chase and kill the soldiers during the unusual retreat.</span><div style="clear: both;"> </div> </div> <div class="post-footer" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; margin: 20px -2px 0px; padding: 5px 10px;"> <div class="post-footer-line post-footer-line-1"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="post-author vcard" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 1em;">Posted by <span class="fn" itemprop="author" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="g-profile" data-gapiattached="true" data-gapiscan="true" data-onload="true" href="https://plus.google.com/104542530973138887446" rel="author" style="text-decoration: none;" title="author profile"><span itemprop="name">Esito Ekpo</span> </a></span></span><span class="post-timestamp" style="margin-left: -1em; 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Nigerian troops flee Gwoza as Boko haram takes over

Unconfirmed report has it that Nigerian troops are nowhere to be found in Gwoza, Borno state as Boko haram insurgents have successful...

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FG to deploy 600 commandos in Damboa

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="story-featured-image" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); float: left; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-right: 15px; min-width: 378px !important; width: 368px;"> <img alt="Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah" class="attachment-bigstoryimage" height="225" scale="0" src="http://www.punchng.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Kenneth-Minimah-360x225.jpg" style="border: none; float: left; margin-right: 10px; padding: 4px;" width="360" /><div class="featured-image-caption" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 5px; padding: 5px 10px 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah<br /><small style="font-weight: normal;"><em>| credits: www.nigerreporters.com</em></small></span></div> </div> <div style="float: left; padding: 10px 18px 5px 0px; width: 370px;"> <ins class="adsbygoogle" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7167863529667065" data-ad-slot="6184555097" data-adsbygoogle-status="done" style="display: inline-block; height: 140px; width: 370px;"><ins id="aswift_0_expand" style="border: none; display: inline-table; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; visibility: visible; width: 370px;"><ins id="aswift_0_anchor" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: none; display: block; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; visibility: visible; width: 370px;"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="140" hspace="0" id="aswift_0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" name="aswift_0" scrolling="no" style="left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px;" vspace="0" width="370"></iframe></ins></ins></ins></div> <div id="nrelate_flyout_placeholder"> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The leadership of the Nigerian military has concluded arrangement to deploy 600 specially trained commandos in the troubled area of Damboa, Borno State.</span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A security source said on Tuesday that the military personnel were specially trained within the country for the purpose of strengthening the security presence in Damboa, which is considered as one of the most volatile areas in the North-East.</span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">It was gathered that the military and the soldiers deployed in that part of Borno State had become very skeptical about the sincerity of the people following the ambushing and killing of an army officer, who was commanding the troop.</span></div> <div> <br /></div> </div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">It was said that the leadership of the military was shocked that the lieutenant-colonel, a Muslim, who was on mission to convince the people to prevail on the insurgents to embrace peace could be killed in an ambush by the same people he was protecting.</span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The source said that the military leadership had to take the step to send the specially trained forces to the area to replace some of the soldiers with affected morale in the area.</span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The source said, “The Army is sceptical about the sincerity of the Damboa people. The situation is such that it has become difficult to separate the people of the area from Boko Haram elements in the area. The place is completely infested.</span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“And that was responsible for the ambushing and killing of the officer, who was in charge of the troops in the area.</span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“The morale of the troops is seriously affected, with the killing of their commander and there is the need to prevent them from acting irrationally, to boost their morale.</span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“The officer, who was killed went there to protect the integrity of the nation. Being a Muslim, he had to tell them they were damaging the image of the North.</span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“He led that soft approach, to plead with the leaders to talk to them about the importance of peace, and to warn anybody who refused would be dealt with.</span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“A specialised team has been trained to take over from some of the guys on the ground. Six hundred of them are ready for deployment now. It is a strong force that would boost the morale of those in the area.”</span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Investigations revealed that the Federal Government had embarked on massive procurement of military hardware from the United States and Russia to address the incessant Boko Haram attacks in the North-East.</span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">It was learnt that the government had imported 40 helicopter gunships from the US and Russia. They are expected to arrive the country first week of August.</span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The government was also said to have imported mine-resistant tanks required for some planned operations in areas taken over by the insurgents.</span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The source added that the military had also embarked on massive recruitment of troops in the bid to strengthen the nation’s security forces against the threat of terrorism.</span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“The Federal Government has purchased some fighter helicopters for this operation; about 40 helicopter gunships have been imported out of which over 30 are from the US while the rest are from Russia.</span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“They are scheduled to arrive the country in August; the government is embarking on a massive purchase of equipment and recruitment of troops in preparation for the threat. They are doing a lot of recruitment this year,” the source added.</span></div> <div> <br /></div> </div>

FG to deploy 600 commandos in Damboa

Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah | credits: www.nigerreporters.com The leadership of the Nigerian military has concl...

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