Boko Haram swear allegiance to IS

[AgnesIO]

Nigeria's Boko Haram pledges allegiance to Islamic State

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-31784538

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Nigerian militant group Boko Haram has pledged allegiance to Islamic State (IS), according to an audio statement.

The message, which could not immediately be verified, was posted on Boko Haram's Twitter account and appeared to be by the group's leader.


Boko Haram began a military campaign to impose Islamic rule in northern Nigeria in 2009. The conflict has since spread to neighbouring states.


It would be the latest in a series of groups to swear allegiance to IS.


Boko Haram's insurgency has threatened Nigeria's territorial integrity and triggered a humanitarian crisis.


It has carried out frequent bombings that have left thousands dead and has also attacked targets in the capital, Abuja.

Not good news at all, although realistically this is a group of barbaric lunatics that - one can only hope - can't get any worse than they already are.

For anyone unaware, this is the group that kidnapped 276 school girls almost one year ago.

[-:Undertaker:-]

Interesting, there was doubt whether this would happen given Arab v African divides. But it has.

Nigeria is another one of those 'countries' that needs splitting.

[Showder]

Oh no, I remember the chaos in the world media after finding out about the kidnappings of these school girls...

[GommeInc]

Doesn't really change anything as they're targets too, now they're just considered to be as stupid as IS. Such a shame as Nigerians are great people who are exploited by the West and their own Government. It wasn't a surprise that a group such as Boko Haram would show up and cause so many issues as they noticed the weakness in the army and exploited it.