Boko Haram Sect’s ambition has grown and
Nigerian and foreign officials have said the
group has strengthening links with al
Qaeda’s north African wing.
A bomb exploded outside a church in
Maiduguri on Sunday, reviving concerns
about Boko Haram.
No one was confirmed dead but hospital
staff said they had treated some wounded,
including one soldier.
“The bomb was planted near a church
where our boys were on guard but
fortunately no casualties were recorded,”
the operations officer for the military task
force said. He however, did not confirm
whether the blast was carried out by Boko
Haram.
The sect’s ambition has grown and Nigerian
and foreign officials have said the group has
strengthening links with al Qaeda’s north
African wing.
Boko Haram took responsibility for Nigeria’s
first successful suicide attack in August,
when the driver rammed a car full of
explosives into the side of U.N. headquarters
in the capital Abuja, killing 23 people.
Since the U.N. blast security has been
increased in all major towns and cities and
scores of suspected members of Boko
Haram have been arrested, some facing trial
this month for their part in deadly
bombings.
The crackdown reduced the number of
attacks in the sect’s home base in the dusty
northeast but at least two people were killed
in a gunfight last week and Sunday’s blast
was a reminder of the threat still posed by
bombers.
“We thought peace has come to stay and
there won’t be any more bombs. I am
getting my family out of this place
tomorrow, I’ve had enough of Maiduguri,”
said Okechukwu, a pharmacy owner said.
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