Teaching Comparative Government and Politics

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

An escalation of terrorism in Nigeria

Boko Haram, evidently a Nigerian version of al Qaeda, has become more active and more deadly. The government of President Jonathan has promised to put an end to the terror.

Nigeria Boko Haram Islamists 'bomb Maiduguri drinkers'
A bomb attack in the north-eastern Nigerian town of Maiduguri has killed at least 25 people and wounded dozens, security sources say.

They say they believe the attack, which occurred in a beer garden, was carried out by the Islamist sect Boko Haram.

The group wants to establish an Islamic government in Nigeria…

The police have not officially said how many people died in the attack but correspondents say that if 25 people have been killed, it would be the most deadly attack yet carried out by Boko Haram…

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