Boko Haram continues to operate with apparent impunity in Nigeria, despite repeated avowals by two Nigerian Presidents now that they would destroy it.
Boko Haram pledged allegiance to the Islamic State several months ago.
“Nigeria suicide blast ‘kills 25’ in Zaria,” by Aminu Abubakar, AFP, July 7, 2015:
Kano (Nigeria) (AFP) – At least 25 people were killed when a bomb blast ripped through a packed government office in Zaria, northern Nigeria, on Tuesday, in a suspected suicide attack likely to be blamed on Boko Haram.
The explosion occurred at about 9:00 am (0800 GMT), as primary school teachers and public sector workers were queueing for identity checks, according to witnesses.
“I am sad to confirm that an IED (improvised explosive device) most likely carried by a suicide bomber exploded in the Sabon Gari LG (local government district) and killed 25 people, including a two-year-old,” Kaduna state governor Nasir El-Rufai said.
El-Rufai added in the statement posted on his Facebook account that 32 others were injured and were being treated in hospital.
Zaria, a mainly Muslim city some 75 kilometres (47 miles) north of the state capital Kaduna city, is near the border with Katsina and Kano states.
On Monday night, a young girl believed to be aged just 13 was killed when explosives strapped to her body detonated near a major mosque in Kano city.
That bombing followed a twin attack on a mosque and restaurant in the central city of Jos on Sunday, which left 44 people dead, and a suicide bomb attack on a church in Potiskum that killed five.
– Huge explosion –
Boko Haram has increased the intensity and frequency of its attacks on civilians since President Muhammadu Buhari came to power on May 29 vowing to crush the rebels.
But he been unable to stem the bloodshed from guerrilla-style attacks on “soft” targets.
With the latest blast, nearly 550 people have been killed since Buhari’s inauguration, according to AFP reporting….
El-Rufai, from Buhari’s All Progressives Congress (APC) party, said people in Zaria should be vigilant and avoid crowded places such as mosques, churches and bus stations in the next few weeks….
Thus capitulation appears to be the order of the day in Nigeria.
mccode says
A pattern emerges…..
Insanity
Sadism
Lawlessness
Anarchy
Murder
voytech says
Isn’t that islam in a “nut”shell lol
Holy Prophet APF says
I disagree with the Anarchy bit. Islam is a tightly controlled society.
jewdog says
Islam leads to anarchy if there is no strong central authority. In that case, society tends to get ripped apart by religious factionalism and general intolerance – see Syria, Iraq, Libya and Yemen. It’s everyone for life, liberty and the pursuit of heretics.
Alarmed Pig Farmer says
It was said yesterday by Prez Barack Hussein, in a speech announcing his belated plan to diminish, downgrade and destroy the New Caliphate, that these things are a battle of ideologies and it does no good to fight militarily. And the battle will last a generation. I’m not sure newly named Caliph Ibrahim agrees with this, but I’m sure he was glad to hear it. This strategy works for Hussein because a war of ideologies is fought with words, his specialty. Plus, he’ll be out of office, in the history books, and at his palatial new pad in Malibu 20 years from now.
Which brings up a question: what words were coming out of the mouths of the 25 Infidels in that office as high powered rounds were entering their bodies?
jewdog says
Obama is correct – it is a war of ideas. Too bad he hasn’t got any.
mortimer says
Islam itself is the problem and more and more Muslims see it, but they remain in denial.
gravenimage says
Islamic State in Nigeria murders at least 25 people in packed government office
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This shows why it is so ludicrous when pundits in the West belittle the danger of violent Jihad by saying things like “you are more likely to die in a (fill in the blank with some rare occurrence like a a lightning strike) than die in a terrorist attack”.
The problem is that if such Islamic violence is not resisted, it emboldens Muslims and those “rare” attacks increase exponentially. This is *exactly* what is happening in Nigeria.
More:
On Monday night, a young girl believed to be aged just 13 was killed when explosives strapped to her body detonated near a major mosque in Kano city.
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This could be one of the kidnapped girls. They have used these girls as suicide bombers after they were finished using them as sex slaves before.
God, I hate Islam.
Walter Sieruk says
As this this jihad suicide/homicide blast the resulted in the murder of at least 25 people is of course awful and tragic Another tragic and awful thing is that this murderous affront that evil and madness was ,many times, is the result of the extreme brainwashing that is done by the Muslim clerics, such as the imams who thoroughly mind program the Islamic doctrine which is from the Koran, 44:54. 55:56. 78:31., of a lust -filled paradise with many virgins, houris, in it for the male Muslim who dies in the jihad for the cause of Islam. Such false teachers ,as those imams, who indoctrinate a type of teaching of a lust -filled place with virgins into the hearts and minds of others are explained and warned about in the Bible. Which reads in Second Peter 2;18. “They speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lust of the flesh…” Furthermore, often , a jihad minded Muslim in his death recording talks about “the wedding with the virgins ” that he will have after he becomes a “martyr.” Such a belief Jesus would denounce as being based on false teachings. For Jesus taught “Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures ,nor the power of God. For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angles in heaven.” Matthew 22:29,30 In contrast to the Islamic pipedream of the jihadist in the Koranic story/doctrine of a place with virgins, Christians have the reality of Second Peter 1:16. Which reads “For we have not followed cunningly devised fables when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ…” [K.J.V.]
Joseph says
Why is this leader(left of center) still breathing? Air should no longer fill his lungs. The next in line to take his place….rub him out too, and the next and so on. Just how much blood does this group have on their hands.
Say Mr. Ol’Bummer where are the drones and spy satellites? This is one situation where there can be a definite “WIN” for the whole world.
I for one am sick and tired of this guy’s smug smile. He wants to meet his “Allen” so bad I think he should get an express ticket and I hate to think of what Satan(Allen) has waiting for him in hell.