Nigeria’s Boko Haram Militants Give Christians Three Days to Quit North-Bloomberg News

Video still image of Boko Haram militants
By Ardo Hazzard and Elisha Bala-Gbogbo

Islamic militants in Nigeria gave Christians three days to leave the north following President Goodluck Jonathan’s declaration of a state of emergency in four northern states.

Boko Haram, a Taliban-inspired group that has carried out a series of raids and bombings in the north and the capital, Abuja, also said Muslims should leave the south of Africa’s top oil producer.

The group urged “our fellow Muslims to come back to the north because we have evidence that they would be attacked,” Abu Qaqa, a spokesman for the group, said today in an e-mailed statement. “We are also giving three days ultimatum to the southerners living in northern Nigeria to move away.”

Boko Haram, which means “Western education is a sin,” says it’s fighting to establish sharia law in the north. Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country of more than 160 million people, is roughly split between a mainly Muslim north and predominantly Christian south.

Qaqa said the state of emergency declared on Dec. 31 “was meant to attack Muslims and not to restore normalcy.”

Jonathan declared the emergency in parts of Borno, Yobe, Plateau and Niger states and set up a special counterterrorism unit within the armed forces after attacks left at least 43 people dead and 73 wounded in a Christmas day bombing of a church near Abuja.

At least 72 people have been killed in fighting since Dec. 22 between Nigerian security forces and the militant group in the northeastern city of Damaturu, according to the government.

Boko Haram claimed responsibility for a suicide car-bomb attack on the United Nations building in the capital on Aug. 26 that killed 25 people.

To contact the reporters on this story: Ardo Hazzad in Bauchi at ahazzad@bloomberg.net; Elisha Bala-Gbogbo in Abuja at ebalagbogbo@bloomberg.net

 

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why is the insult

my dear xtain brother religion issue is not a simple matter.say what ever suit you noby cares but when ever you insult prophet you are calling for war,boko haram issue is even beyond gov't efford we both need pray for peace in our country.than insulting one another.peace be on to u hahaha....

ibo's & christians what are u still waiting for in the north?

we ibo's nd christians are sometimes stuborn and stupid. Wetin una still dey find 4 north? Come back home and make ur homes better dan that place u call township (north). Thats how u guys will be watching and the so called "boko haram" meaning nonsence and dimonic. Will wipe all of u out from their state..... Make haste while the sun shine.,

Islam is most peaceful religion

Due to the fact that the boko haram ar terorising the nother nigeria dsn't prove the fact that the muslim ar the most wiked woshipers, is jost that some people miss understand the preaching of islam, islam as a religeon dint preach kiling of non-muslims, what i am traing to say in xxes is that people shuld stop spoiling our religion 4 os, and u all shull also bear the fact that the nothern nigeria ar not the only muslims in our contry ,. May Allah help os.

Major Gideon Okar - Why we struck

How many more lives have been lost to the Hausa-Fulani butchery since our execution in 1990? Obviously they run into their tens of thousands. We knew this would happen and that was what we wanted to prevent. Because of the possibility of failure we wanted to leave the message which some termed unacceptable and others, premature.

Nigerians can be forgiven for failure to understand the necessity of excising those states in 1990. But now, how many millions of lives, how much destruction of property, infrastructure and places of worship will it take to convince skeptics that excision is the only way to stop it.

We, that laid down our lives to save you:
Major Gideon Orkar, Captain N.H. Empere, Captain P.A.Dakolo, Capt AA Nonju, Lt. AE Akogun, Lt. CN Odey, Lt. Cyril Ozualor, Lt. NEO Deji, 2/Lt AB Umukoro, 2/Lt EJ Ejesuku, SSgt Julius Itua, Sgt Martins Ademokhai, Sgt. Pius Ilegar and over a hundred others

Nigeria boko haram militants give Christians 3days to quit north

There are actually more northern Christians in northeastern Nigeria than there are northern Muslims. A survey carried out in the early 1990s by a Nigerian affiliate of the Gallup Polls of the US showed that fact in clear terms. But somehow that information has remained hidden from Nigeria generally and specifically the indigenes of northeast. In this age of democracy, the north easterners shoul;d be able to mobilise and vote to control the politics of all their States, and, therefore security. Of Course, the Middle Belt States, where Abuja falls into are overwhelmiongly Christian and not northern. Some northwestern States like Kaduna for instance is slightly more Christian than Muslim.

The war against Boko Haram does not all have to be by military hardware. At the core should be the provision of information to the victims to cut the terrorists down to size and mobilize the victims to overwhelm them

There are actually more

There are actually more northern Christians in northeastern Nigeria than there are northern Muslims. A survey carried out in the early 1990s by a Nigerian affiliate of the Gallup Polls of the US showed that fact in clear terms. But somehow that information has remained hidden from Nigeria generally and specifically the indigenes of northeast. In this age of democracy, the north easterners shoul;d be able to mobilise and vote to control the politics of all their States, and, therefore security. Of Course, the Middle Belt States, where Abuja falls into are overwhelmiongly Christian and not northern. Some northwestern States like Kaduna for instance is slightly more Christian than Muslim.

The war against Boko Haram does not all have to be by military hardware. At the core should be the provision of information to the victims to cut the terrorists down to size and mobilize the victims to overwhelm them

THEY ARE SIMPLY MISGUARDED ELEMENTS

THE BOKO HARAMS ARE JUST MISGUARDED ELEMENTS. I THINK THEY HAVE ENJOYED THE SILLENCE FROM CHRISTAIAN AND ITS TIME TO ACT QUICK AND PUSH THEM OUT OF THIS COUNTRY. I EVEN WONDER WHAT THE GOVERNMENT IS WAITING FOR BEFORE THEY PUSH THESE FOOLS OUT OF NIGERIA. DID FORMER PRESIDENT OBASANJO NOT VISIT THEIR LEADER LAST TIME. THEY KNOW THEIR HIDEOUT AND HAVE REFUSED TO FISH THEM OUT. MY FELLOW BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN THE NORTH, PREPARE AND DEFEND YOURSELF THE COUNTRY BELONGS TO ALL OF US.

Boko-Haram are Lunatics

Who told these vagabonds that the north is for muslims? What is their description of north? Except if they are referring to Kano, Katsina, Gigawa, Sokoto, Bauchi and Zamfara states. But certainly not Kaduna, Gwara, Kogi, Plateau, Benue, Nasarawa, Taraba, Adamawa, FCT, Niger, Kebbi and Gombe states. I bet you, the indigenous christian population in these states can defend themselves for the next one thousand years. It is now I understand that these boko-haram are lunatics who set targets that are laughable. Stupid fools.

Islam and their faithful are not sincere

Islam faithful and leaders in Nigeria are not sincere and honest over the issue of boko haram. They are accessory to henous crime against Christian and humanity in resent time. If this union can not hold any longer, let's part in peace than in bloodshed.

It sims u ar damn ignorant of

It sims u ar damn ignorant of wat Islam is. Don't ever jugde any religion by d action of its followers. That is y we don't blame christianity by the action of som inhuman and wicked christians like Bush, Blair, Gudluck etc.

RE-ISLAM IS BLOODY THIRSTY

You are talking what u have no idea on, infact u seems to have no respect and religion

ISLAM IS BLOOD THIRSTY

@Drnoor:

The whole world is on edge becos of the false religion called islam, started by a pedophile called MOHAMMED!

Islam is demonic

if its not dirty, is it

if its not dirty, is it clean?

Awolowo was a tribalist and genocidist

Obafemi Awolowo was a producr of colonial strategists who
sought to divide the nationalist movement with the creation
of tribal organizations. Awolowo formed Egbe Omo Oduduwa
which later morphed into Action Group with ultra Yoruba
nationalist agenda. So how coug he be priome minister?
Did his party win?

Next, Awolowo became an advocate and practitioner of genocide
when he joined Yakubu Gowon to murder over 3 million Ibos
during 1966-70. By doing so, Awolowo handed absolute power
to northern islamists who have created boko haram to stay
in power. Alright?

NIGERIA MUST AGREE TO DISAGREE

We must face the truth that we are not the same and must not force ourselves to be one Nigeria.
Why not Igbo or east to East , Yes Yoruba west to West. and hausa the north to the North No more one nigeria cause we can never be one.

You know it I equally know it . We can be friends but not brothers. No more federal goverment but power to the states . Do that make sense?

We dnt need to fight war , Let seat and talk and let every person return to its place of birth . Then we can see who are the Boko Haram and where they operate.
Jonathan take note.

CLEANSING THE FAKE ISLAM

As a frue muslim i find it difficult to defend the evil activities of BOKB HARAM or whatever the named themselves. Many like me are moving towards undrestanding with christianity and universal salvation through their saviour. Our religion shamefully is the only violent one inthe world contrary to the word PEACE,haba. O r which religion practises ignorance, murder, genocide,war, terrorism etc, other than Islam?
Am tired and soon the real muslim will rise against the fake muslims.This will cleanse satanic in the face of reality.

why hiding

boko haram come out from your hiding place instead of fooling urselves and threatening we the christians with just a word, we are tired of u people hiding and giving out order through the journalist.

where exactly is the emergency?

Why is the 'state of emergency' declared only in Borno, Yobe, Plateau and Niger states, when Abuja is a major target for bombings?

NAIJA DIVISION

let their be a division in Nigeria. in order to stop this boko haram issues. Hausa foe Arewa..........IGBOS for Biafra and Yoruba.

Bounty Hunters

Now that the so-called spokesman and leaders of the Boko Haram is out what next. The Government should declare the bounty of USD 2,000,000.00 for any information that would lead to their arrest.

you'll be suprise to learn that within few days they will apprehended.
Just do it.

Islam is brutal right from the begining

You don't say things you know nothing about, Islam is not a brutal religion rather the contrary. So is better if we stick to what we know.

You christians, stop calling

You christians, stop calling islam a dirty religion

Links

when Philip Effiong surrendered they thought it was over. If merit was engineered to be a yardstick then,Obafemi Awolowo would have become the pioneer Prime Minister of Nigeria.But because the British colonial masters did not want Nigeria to be a real independent nation with its own mind, they muddled up the country. If honesty extols a nation,therefore lack of honesty will jeopardize a nation. nepotism on the part of the British colonial masters engineered the political rowdies which instigated the political failure within six uneventual years after independence in 1960.

I dont believe in this boko

I dont believe in this boko haram images or photograph. Its just a fabrication.

All for Nwazuruike

At this point I expect Nwazuruike if he is ever sincere about the Biafra republic to ask all Igbos in the north to return home as this will send a strong signal to the world of the BIRTH OF BIAFRA, they should start making available their currency, I tell you in the midst of this present katakata God will answer the BIAFRAN PRAYER AND THIS THEIR BEST OPPURTUNITY becuase the federal government is helpless and will be helpless till Biafra.OJUKWU'S SPIRIT WILL NEVER REST NOT UNTIL BIAFRA COMES ALIVE.

Islam is brutal from the begining

i hate Islam its a dirty religion

History Repeating Itself

Looks like history repeating itself in a subtle manner. Six years after independence Nigeria descended into a devastating civil war, and in 2012 it will be six years after independence from the military(General Obasanjo's tenure was more of a transition to civil rule).

either pieces or more pieces....

Nigeria is like ones family.
If a your child is beaten by another child,same age and d comes home to you crying,would you beat the child or teach your own child how to fight for himself?
Nigeria has come of age and I don't(personally)buy the idea of waiting for someone to protect you all the time.
Am not saying we should start killing one another.but am saying,if a person slap you,do you say sorry or retaliate back?
For how long would we be a patriot for those who are suppose to be the real patriots?.if a father is stupid, the child will no longer be a child but the father of his father...and the father of the child will now be the child of his child...

this report has no basis. i

this report has no basis. i tink u jornalist are over fueling this boko haram stuff. remember we have nothern christain so where do thy move to and what happen to the muslims of southern origin. it will do this country better if u treath this kind of senseles message with pintch of salt.

Boko Haram's Ultimatum

To protect Islam from the light that the peace of Jesus is revealing against the backdrop of violence exhibited so far, separation is the last and only option left for them. In the interest of humanity, may the separation be peaceful.

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