Emergency Declared in Nigeria Over Terror Attacks

Emergency Declared in Nigeria Over Terror Attacks

Published December 31, 2011| Associated Press

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria's president is declaring a state of emergency in parts of the West African nation after a slew of recent attacks blamed on a radical Muslim sect. President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday declared the state of emergency in four states and ordered the closure of international borders near the affected areas. They include parts of Borno state, where the northeastern city of Maiduguri is a stronghold for the Boko Haram sect. He says: "What began as sectarian crises in the northeastern parts of the country has gradually evolved into terrorist activities." He directed top security officials to set up a special counterterrorism unit. The sect claimed responsibility for Christmas Day attacks that have now left at least 42 people dead.

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They're also hypocrites. I have a feeling the Nigerian conmen plaguing our internet are employed by this terror group to raise funds for weapons

Originally posted by Ollios Sudan is posibble example for the future of Nigeria.

Very probably my friend. They have an ever more sectarian fight going on between the Christian North and Muslim south. Also, as an oil-rich country they produce very little of it because it is defended by some kind of armed militias off the coast.

Their "curse" is:petrol.

A scary thought. I don't understand why these fanatics want to wreck a country on the slow but steady path to modernisation, especially when there are so many other failed states in the region