Boko Haram Members Leads Onslaught On Airforce Base, Int’l Airport - Maiduguiri

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNsnR7IgNt4p8a7AgDOa3zEIiJEOGa17UH30WtZO1G5YIk5D9_ta0-RvRYnLNNIppjVXKI5784yxvWp6Ga3TqhXzqGrqORwaT6JcIWz0RN3lYoV5HMKq9TV-mbAhAuDR3d7Z4NVZ6APaI/s1600/boko_haram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNsnR7IgNt4p8a7AgDOa3zEIiJEOGa17UH30WtZO1G5YIk5D9_ta0-RvRYnLNNIppjVXKI5784yxvWp6Ga3TqhXzqGrqORwaT6JcIWz0RN3lYoV5HMKq9TV-mbAhAuDR3d7Z4NVZ6APaI/s400/boko_haram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> The dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram has launched a deadly attack on the  Maiduguri Air-force Base and the international Airport in Borno state.<br /> <br /> The sect reportedly attacked the airport and set two aircraft parked at the airport ablaze.<br /> A similar attack also was carried out by the sect at a Police Barracks in Maiduguri.<br /> <br /> Several people were killed by the explosives which the terrorist planted in targeted areas, including the newly constructed trailer park along Damaturu- Maiduguri road, military check points, residential and public buildings. Some Boko Haram members and securities operatives were killed in the attack.<br /> <br /> All the attacks were said to be coordinated and started at about 3am on Monday.<br /> <br /> Army spokesman, Ibrahim Attahiru confirmed the Monday attacks which he said occurred near the city’s airport but could not give further details.<br /> <br /> Following the attacks, a 24 hours curfew has been imposed in Maiduguri with no air traffic allowed in or out of embattled Borno state.<br /> <br /> <br /> “The Borno state government in consultation with (the military) has decided to impose a 24-hour curfew on Maiduguri,” Borno’s capital, said state government secretary Baba Ahmed Jidda.<br /> <br /> “The imposition of the curfew is necessitated by an attack in Maiduguri by people suspected to be Boko Haram members in the early hours of today.”<br /> <br /> The military said the shutdown would help block militants from coordinating attacks but with no working mobile phone service, details of the conflict in the area have been difficult to verify.<br /> <br /> The phone network has been down in Borno state since mid-May, when a state of emergency was declared in the area.<br /> <br /> This latest attack by the sect put a doubt to the claim by the military that the state of emergency declared by President Jonathan in three northern states is yielding results and that the Islamist insurgents have been pushed into remote, more rural parts of the northeast.<br />

Boko Haram Members Leads Onslaught On Airforce Base, Int’l Airport - Maiduguiri

The dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram has launched a deadly attack on the  Maiduguri Air-force Base and the international Airport in Borno...

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Xclusive: The President Has Declared State Of Emergency In Adamawa, Borno, And Yobe [FULL STORY]

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQnEtnqNCjLfSVI5tXy8abETunwPqmacPvEXzeeIWmGSXAvwaBr4xiKoNMbrLBu66XSGir9ULJSOpPW1k2qPL0agYA0y9i_lbrnLXV7RKrJHccK9aVEr1hjcO8ltNFB4eUYGrMqVNgQx5y/s1600/jonathan_presenting_480502291-450x300.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQnEtnqNCjLfSVI5tXy8abETunwPqmacPvEXzeeIWmGSXAvwaBr4xiKoNMbrLBu66XSGir9ULJSOpPW1k2qPL0agYA0y9i_lbrnLXV7RKrJHccK9aVEr1hjcO8ltNFB4eUYGrMqVNgQx5y/s640/jonathan_presenting_480502291-450x300.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> President Jonathan has declared an indefinite state of emergency in three Northern states, Adamawa, Borno and Yobe, citing insecurity. He made the announcement in a nationwide live broadcast this evening. With this declaration, the president has given the military the authority to take over the security of the states, though all political office holders in the states would still continue in office.<br /> <br /> President Jonathan said the efforts at dialogue with militants will continue but will take extra ordinary measures to maintain peace. He immediately ordered troops to be deployed to the states to arrest and detain suspected terrorists, take over of suspicious buildings, and detain persons suspected to be in possession of arms. On terrorism, he said:<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> <h3> "We will hunt them down, fish them out and bring them to justice. No matter what it takes, we will win this war against terror"</h3> </blockquote> </div> This action is so long overdue. Just wondering why Nassarawa wasn't included.

Xclusive: The President Has Declared State Of Emergency In Adamawa, Borno, And Yobe [FULL STORY]

President Jonathan has declared an indefinite state of emergency in three Northern states, Adamawa, Borno and Yobe, citing insecurity. He...

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Xclusive: “Jesus Did Not Die On The Cross, He Was In A Coma” – Sheikh Gumi

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBE3D_guZaXzNMbo3WQhuz73GWigWwZUQGVF69egU9jkJRF1k626N08J1SoFJphQ03fOa32zdX6MfIdCcWwV5sJYH9nQ4B7oE7dbXj8m7tAOx3iAhVg76pENxd87kIRd8UBalPmw_5nUk/s1600/dr-ahmad-abubakar-gumi-620x310.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBE3D_guZaXzNMbo3WQhuz73GWigWwZUQGVF69egU9jkJRF1k626N08J1SoFJphQ03fOa32zdX6MfIdCcWwV5sJYH9nQ4B7oE7dbXj8m7tAOx3iAhVg76pENxd87kIRd8UBalPmw_5nUk/s1600/dr-ahmad-abubakar-gumi-620x310.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>     <i>Respected Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Gumi has sensationally asserted that Jesus Christ did not die on the cross and there was therefore no basis for Christians to celebrate Easter.</i><br /> <br /> According to Gumi, Jesus was only comatose. Gumi made this postulation on his facebook page on a post titled ‘Easter Musings’.<br /> <br /> Read below;<br /> <br /> EASTER MUSINGS!<br /> <br /> We thank Allah the Benevolent the Merciful, for passing us through the Easter season without any significant insecurity issue more especially against the Christian. We are happy for that and we applaud all for the peace-calling speeches we heard from all quarters.<br /> <br /> Since Easter is meant to be a period of spiritual contemplation, the best gift we can offer our Christian fellows is another prism to see through and re-contemplate.<br /> <br /> Religion is not defined by its adherents but by the theological basis of its deliverance. For instance, if Boko Haram, are the ones that define Islam, then Islam will be like a candle in broad day light burning itself out. Nor the sultanate or any other traditional or cultural organization or religious order for that matter. Nay, Islam is defined by the scriptural purity of its universal message. In that sense also, the church today does not define Christianity nor what the Christians do or don’t do. Christianity is equally defined by its theology.<br /> <br /> The theological basis, on which Easter celebrates, is the foundation of the Christian faith. St. Paul wrote: “And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.“ Resurrection purports the necessity to believe that Jesus – alaihis Salam- died on the cross. On this all canonical Christians agree. Their belief is that Jesus was killed by crucifixion (c.f. cruci-fiction). While the Quran came categorically plain that Jesus was never killed by any method, crucifixion included. “And because of their boasting (Jews): “We killed Christ Jesus the son of Mary, the Messenger of Allah”.;- but They killed Him not, nor crucified him, but so it was made to appear to them, and those who differ therein are full of doubts, with no (certain) knowledge, but only conjecture to follow, for of a surety They killed Him not:- Nay, Allah raised Him up unto Himself; and Allah is Exalted In power, Wise;- And there is none of the people of the Book but must believe In Him before His death; and on the Day of Judgment He will be a witness against them;”- Q4/157-159.<br /> <div class="wpInsert wpInsertInPostAd wpInsertMiddle" style="margin: 5px; padding: 0px;"> <ins style="border: none; display: inline-table; height: 15px; margin: 0; padding: 0; position: relative; visibility: visible; width: 468px;"><ins id="aswift_2_anchor" style="border: none; display: block; height: 15px; margin: 0; padding: 0; position: relative; visibility: visible; width: 468px;"></ins></ins></div> These are words of the Quran, clear and unambiguous that Jesus Christ was not killed by the Jews or Romans. Beyond that, neither the Quran nor any Hadith attributed to the prophet –peace be upon him- explained the details of what happened to him. For the Islamic theologians they had to also depend on some Jewish narrations called “israeliyat” with what literally tally with the Quranic verse of their understanding. That is why the difference of opinion as to who was actually the fellow that was made to resemble Jesus.<br /> Part of the miracles of the Holy Quran is the malleability and selection of words -like a master key- to repute different wrong and faulty theological discrepancies at a go. What the Quran said was that the Jews who claimed they have killed Jesus on the cross are in dispute and are only following their thoughts – conjecture. “and those who differ therein are full of doubts, with no (certain) knowledge, but only conjecture to follow, for of a surety They killed Him not”.<br /> <br /> Strangely for them, such doubts were recorded among the canonical Christians. (Joh:19:31: The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. Joh:19:32: Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him.Joh:19:33: But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs:).<br /> <br /> The testimony of his death on the cross came from a distance observation of Roman soldiers – the executioners “and saw that he was dead already”. On the contrary, on close observation, of one of them, the bible recorded, doubted and therefore took a different cause to ascertain whether he actually died. (Joh:19:34: BUT one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water. Joh:19:35: And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe. Joh:19:36: For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken. Joh:19:37: And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.)<br /> <br /> Here we are: “But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water. And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe” that he was not dead when he was brought down from the cross. He was then only comatose. Therefore, the Quran here is also a perfect answer for this line of theological belief. Allah said in the Quran “”.;- but They killed Him not, nor crucified him, but so it was made to appear to them, and those who differ therein are full of doubts, with no (certain) knowledge, but only conjecture to follow, for of a surety They killed Him not:- Nay, Allah raised Him up unto Himself; and Allah is Exalted In power, Wise;”. It explains the logic behind the emphasis “, for of a surety They killed Him not”. For those non canonical Christian scriptures like the disputed Gospel of Barnabas, where Jesus was substituted with another disciple, the Quranic expression “but so it was made to appear to them” is read as “but so he was made to appear to them”.<br /> <br /> Whichever way Christians and non-Christians follow, the Quran exposes the dispute therein in the one of the four canonical gospels and augment their uncertainty of his death on the cross as is in their scriptures, the very foundation of which billions of faithful hang their salvation on.<br /> <br /> Let us figuratively look at the issue this way. A thirsty man with the choices of either drinking a glass of a probably poisoned milk or an ascertained pure glass of water would drink the water. No two sane people will argue about this logic. This is the lesson the Quran casted on the end of the life of one of the greatest human that lived. Leave what is doubtful and follow what is simple and clear. Jesus – alaihis Salam- taught in unequivocal terms that God is the Master in charge and should only be worshiped directly, so why do people bet on the most unsubstantiated historical account of his life as the foundation of their faith? This when he has clearly shown his limitations. “And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.” M’t:20:23. “ … no intercessor (can plead with him) except after His leave (hath been obtained). This is Allah your Lord; Him Therefore serve ye: will ye not receive admonition? Q10/3.<br /> <br /> Let us all join hands to worship one God; there is no Deity except Him.<br /> <br /> May Allah guide us all to the straight path.<br /> <br /> <br />

Xclusive: “Jesus Did Not Die On The Cross, He Was In A Coma” – Sheikh Gumi

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Xclusive: Okah, MEND Threatens To Resume Hostilities On Friday

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpWcM0JieGL10JIzS2Gln6CYwliwOLn55WnPLqtKf6rMrXBo3jyRZHe7oFzLp1BG_5LNToER_wwnzH8T8KugwXNlxIud5wt8Ml6VfMv6mfdcQtCJ8Ue0eOF-Ty3vOkFrPthbo0V4tEMFo/s1600/MEND_215923734.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpWcM0JieGL10JIzS2Gln6CYwliwOLn55WnPLqtKf6rMrXBo3jyRZHe7oFzLp1BG_5LNToER_wwnzH8T8KugwXNlxIud5wt8Ml6VfMv6mfdcQtCJ8Ue0eOF-Ty3vOkFrPthbo0V4tEMFo/s400/MEND_215923734.jpg" width="365" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta on Wednesday announced that it would on Friday (tomorrow) resume hostilities in the country.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> In an e-mail sent to journalists, a copy of which was obtained by our correspondent, MEND’s spokesman, Gbomo Jomo, said a series of attacks, codenamed <i>Hurricane Exodus,</i> would begin at midnight on Friday.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> It said the attacks would be “a direct repercussion of a forged threat letter contrived by the Nigerian and South African governments purporting to have originated from MEND”.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> But government security agencies on Wednesday said they were prepared to checkmate the militant group.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Director of Information at the Defence Headquarters, Brig Gen. Chris Olukolade, warned those behind the threat to avoid any action that could endanger the peace in the area.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> He said that the DHQ had its operatives on the ground and are prepared at all times to defend the interest of the country.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Olukolade warned MEND against reversing the hand of peace in the Niger Delta.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> He said, “The DHQ has our outfit on the ground in the Niger Delta. Our structures are on ground in the area. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  They should not reverse the hand of peace; nobody should threaten the peace in the area.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> “The JTF is on the ground and is prepared to do their duties in defence of every interest of the nation. Anybody trying to threaten the peace in the area is advised against it.”</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  The police said they would bring to book anyone that engaged in any act that contravened the law of the land, stressing that it would not condone acts of lawlessness in any part of the country.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Deputy Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, who said the police would not be drawn into responding to threats issued by criminal elements, noted that the Nigeria Police were ready to deal with any acts of brigandage.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> “The police will not respond to threats by criminal elements, but suffice it to say we are ready to curb any acts of lawlessness or criminality in the country,” he said.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The statement read, “This fake letter was used as evidence against Henry Okah on whom a 13- year sentence was passed. To make matters worse, the prosecution’s second witness, Mr. Sele Victor-Ben, had exclaimed in court that the letter was not genuine after failing to catch the prosecutor’s eye who wanted him to lie under oath.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> “We are now determined to conjure this imaginary trumped-up threat into a painful reality.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> “The attacks will be sustained until an unreserved apology is offered to MEND and the Nigerian government shows its willingness to dialogue. The same way they are willing to dialogue with Boko Haram.”</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> A former leader of MEND, Henry Okah was on March 26 sentenced to 24 years imprisonment by a South African court which found him guilty of the October 1, 2010 bombing in Abuja and another one in Warri, Delta State. He was also sentenced for threatening South African government officials after his arrest in South Africa in 2010.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> MEND had been the main militant group behind attacks on oil installations and foreign workers in the restive Niger Delta before the Federal Government under the late President Umaru Yar’Adua granted amnesty to the fighters who surrendered their arms.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> At the peak of MEND’s hostilities in the Niger Delta, home to the country’s vast oil wealth, oil production dipped significantly. Between 2006 and 2009, Nigeria’s oil output was cut by a quarter due to MEND activities.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The violence in the region reduced considerably after thousands of fighters in the different militia groups disarmed under the government’s amnesty programme. Most of the ex-militants are currently receiving various vocational trainining under the post-amnesty rehabilitation package.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Okah was one of the few militants who rejected the government’s amnesty programme which they said they distrusted.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Reacting to the threat on Wedneday, the Joint Task Force, the military outfit in charge of security in the region, asked the persons “parading themselves as MEND” to embrace the reigning peace in the region.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The JTF, in a statement by its Media Coordinator, Lt.-Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, said it would not allow any aggrieved group to upset the peace in the region, saying it had positioned its troops in strategic places and put them on the alert to tackle possible upheaval.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> It said, “Niger Deltans are not in any bondage and therefore do not require armed struggle or emancipation as claimed by this threatening gang.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> “What Niger Deltans are in dire need of now is peace for sustainable development, having emerged from the dark days of turbulence in the region.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> “Informed by this development we have effected some redeployment to tackle any upheaval. This set of people are advised to toe the path of law and order in addressing whatever grievance they have and to desist from any action that will upset the peace and development of the Niger Delta.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> “The good and peace-loving people of the Niger Delta are enjoined to dissociate themselves, their communities and leadership from this unwholesome approach as portrayed by this group.”</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;">   Source: Punch</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpWcM0JieGL10JIzS2Gln6CYwliwOLn55WnPLqtKf6rMrXBo3jyRZHe7oFzLp1BG_5LNToER_wwnzH8T8KugwXNlxIud5wt8Ml6VfMv6mfdcQtCJ8Ue0eOF-Ty3vOkFrPthbo0V4tEMFo/s1600/MEND_215923734.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div> <br />

Xclusive: Okah, MEND Threatens To Resume Hostilities On Friday

The Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta on Wednesday announced that it would on Friday (tomorrow) resume hostilities in the ...

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