Boko Haram News

Boko Haram says it has launched a war against the Borno state authorities and a hunt for youths in Borno and Yobe states who recently formed vigilante groups to assist Nigerian forces identify and arrest insurgents in their local communities

Maiduguri - The US government has posted a bounty of $7 million on Abubakar Shekau, the leader of the militant Islamic sect, Boko Haram. The reward will go to anyone who can provide information leading to his arrest.

Kano - Nigerian authorities say they have uncovered in the northern commercial city of Kano, a hidden arms cache belonging to Lebanese residents with suspected links to Hezbollah. The Nigerian authorities say they have also arrested three Lebanese men in Kano.

Abuja - The Nigerian government has described as misleading a video released by Al Jazeera, described as "first images" of the Nigerian Army fighting Boko Haram, purportedly showing bodies of civilians, women and children, killed by Nigerian troops.

Abuja - While Nigeria struggles to contain the Boko Haram threat to stability and security within its borders, a new Islamist threat has emerged. The Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO).

Maiduguri - The Nigerian government has issued a statement that claims that the military assault on Boko Haram insurgents was "yielding positive results" and that "available information confirm that the insurgents have been dislodged from theirs camps."

Maiduguri - Reports say that the Nigerian military has launched attacks on Boko Haram training camps in the far northeastern region of the Lake Chad basin in Borno State. Nigerian authorities say about 30 militants have been killed in air raids by air force jets.

Maiduguri - In a live broadcast on TV Tuesday, President Goodluck Jonathan admitted that Boko Haram insurgents have taken control of some villages and towns in the northeastern region of the country. He declared a state of emergency in three states of the region.

Maiduguri - In a video released Monday, Abubakar Shekau, the leader of the radical militant Islamic sect Boko Haram, said that his group has kidnapped women and children in retaliation for arrests and detention of its members' families.

Maiduguri - Human Rights Watch (HRW) has released satellite images which reveal extensive destruction of civilian property following a military raid on April 16 and 17 in the northern Nigerian town of Baga.