Stop refering to Boko haram as Islamic group, Imam urges Media

The Chief Imam of Lead City University, Ibadan, Abdulrahman Muhammed-Liawal, on Sunday urged the media to stop referring to the Boko Haram sect as an Islamic group.
Muhammed-Liawal made the plea in Ibadan at a programme organised by the Muslim community of Radio Nigeria, Ibadan, with the theme: “ Islam and the Media.’’
The cleric, who noted that the activities of the sect were completely anti-Islam, said:
“Islam is not a religion that encourages force but rather a religion of peace and equity.
“The attitude of Boko Haram contradicts the teachings of Islam; the judgment in Islam for anybody that kills his fellow being is death.
“ Anybody that understands this principle will not kill his fellow being.’’
He also advised the media to always confirm their information before reportage in order not to mislead the public.
Muhammed-Liawal, who observed that the best means of informing the people about Islam was through the media, advised well-meaning Muslims to sponsor Islamic programmes during the forthcoming Ramadan. (NAN)

Suspected Boko Haram Gunmen attack Chinese plant in Cameroon

A Chinese national was killed and 10 others were feared kidnapped after an overnight attack in northern Cameroon believed to have been carried out by Boko Haram militants from Nigeria, officials said on Saturday.

"Boko Haram Islamists attacked a camp (of road workers). A Chinese was killed. Ten Chinese cannot be found since the attack. We think they have probably been kidnapped," a local police chief said on condition of anonymity.
The cross-border attack comes as Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan arrived in Paris Saturday to attend an international summit on Nigerian security, aimed at forging a strategy against the Islamist group.
“Nigeria feels that Cameroon is not doing enough,” said FRANCE 24’s Leela Jacinto, reporting from the summit.
A source close to the Chinese embassy in Yaounde spoke of 10 missing and one wounded but would not confirm or deny whether one Chinese worker had been killed.
"Cameroonian soldiers retaliated and the fighting lasted until 3:00am (0200 GMT)," the officer said.
"The Boko Haram militants were heavily armed, they came in five vehicles," an official in Waza told the Agence France-Presse news agency on condition of anonymity.
He said the camp where the Chinese road workers stayed was usually guarded by soldiers from Cameroon's elite Rapid Intervention Battalion.
"Their numbers were thinner these past few days because many of them had gone down to Yaounde" for the traditional military parade marking National Day on May 20, the official said.
The police officer said the militants also attacked the police post in Waza overnight and raided its armoury.

Nigeria villagers kill Boko Haram Members

 

Villagers kill and detain scores of fighters alleged of setting up a fresh attack in the  north piece of the country.

Villagers in the Northern part of Nigeria where Boko Haram operate have killed and held scores of fighters who were suspected of planning a fresh attack, the residents and a security official said.
Peoples in Nigeria's northern states have been forming vigilante groups in various areas to resist the armed group which has held more than 270 schoolgirls captive since last month.
In Kalabalge, a village about 250km from the Borno state capital of Maiduguri, residents said they were taking matters into their own hands because the Nigerian military was perceived as not doing enough to stalk Boko Haram attacks.
On Tuesday morning, after learning about an impending attack by fighters, locals ambushed two trucks with gunmen, according to local officials.
At least 41 fighters were killed in the attack, officials, who spoke to Al Jazeera on conditions of anonymity, said.



The AP news agency was told that at least 10 armed men were in custody. It was not immediately clear where the detainees were being held.

Kalabalge trader Ajid Musa said that after residents organised the vigilante group, "it is impossible" for fighters to successfully stage attacks there.

"That is why most attacks by the Boko Haram on our village continued [to] fail because they cannot come in here and start shooting and killing people," he said.

US support

Borno is where more than 300 girls were abducted last month and one of three Nigerian states where President Goodluck Jonathan has imposed a state of emergency, giving the military special powers to fight self-declared jihadist groups, whose stronghold is in northeast Nigeria.

Britain and the US are now actively involved in the effort to rescue the missing girls.

US Attorney General Eric Holder said FBI agents and a hostage negotiating team were in Nigeria now, providing technology and other materials. US reconnaissance aircraft were flying over Nigeria in search of the missing girls.

Boko Haram kidnapped the girls on April 15 from a school in Chibok. At least 276 of them are still held captive, with the group's leader threatening to sell them into slavery.

In a video released on Monday, he offered to release the girls in exchange for the freedom of jailed Boko Haram members.

A Nigerian government official has said "all options" are now open - including negotiations or a possible military operation with foreign help.

Boko Haram has killed more than 1,500 people this year.

 

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28 Days To World Cup: Enyeama Optimistic About Eagles Chances

Super Eagles vice captain and best Africa Player in the French Lique 1 this season, Vincent Enyeama is optimistic that the Super Eagles will not be disgraced at the World Cup in Brazil next month. The Lille Metropole of France safe hands said with continuous support from Nigerians which also made it possible for him to be named the best African Player in the French Ligue 1 this season, the team will not disappoint in Brazil.

Enyeama, who spoke through the team’s media officer, Ben Alaiya from his France based said he was delighted that he was picked as Africa’s best player in France, promising that he will not fail the country at the Mundial. “Now the leagues are almost over across the world and all of us have a new focus, which is the World Cup, we will go there and enjoy ourselves and also excel for ourselves and the country. I can’t wait for the World Cup to start”, he declared.

Enyeama, who is widely regarded as Africa’s best goalkeeper said. “God has always been the greatest supporter I have, He has always been there for me when I needed support and He has continue to inspire me to greater heights. Apart from that the support I get from my family and Nigerians have been massive inspiration for me, I pray that the World Cup will be a crowning glory for me, the team and all Nigerians”.

We’ll fight Boko Haram with every resource at our disposal —Mark

China, said Nigeria would spare no resources at its disposal in the fight against insurgency in the country.

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A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the entourage of the Senate President reported that Mark stated this at an interactive forum with members of the Nigerian community in Beijing.

“Boko Haram has become a real nuisance and the menace is unacceptable. They have declared war on Nigeria and we will fight them with all the resources at our disposal.

“We will not allow it to go on for too long; government is very serious about it. It is an avoidable distraction and it is something we do not need at this point in our history, when we are trying everything possible to bring development to Nigeria to attract foreign investors.

“So, the message should go out loud and clear to anyone who is either a sponsor or a member of Boko Haram that we will fight them with all resources at our disposal,’’ Mark said.

The Nigerian Charge d’affaires in Beijing, Mr Suleiman Tanko, who welcomed the Senate President on behalf of the Nigerian community, said Nigeria had a large community in China.

“We have 12,000 Nigerians in China; out of this number, 10,000 live in Guangzhou and are largely in trading, because it is a little bit difficult to penetrate the real business system here,’’ Tanko said.

He, however, lamented that it was not easy for Nigerians to establish businesses in China, adding that this was an issue of serious concern to them.

“If any Nigerian tells you that he has a business here, then it means that he is married to a Chinese lady; otherwise it is only merely petty trading that Nigerains are engaged in here,’’ Tanko said.

He appealed to the Senate president to intervene on behalf of Nigerians willing to establish businesses in China, so they could have easier access to facilities.

He expressed regrets that a large majority of Nigerians were staying in the country illegally due to strict visa regime of the country which, he noted, resulted in many of them being jailed.

“We have about 463 Nigerians in various jails. Ninety per cent of the crimes they committed are drug-related, and 90 per cent of them are from only one state in Nigeria,’’ Tanko said.

He said that the Nigerian mission in China was engaging the government of that state to find out how the embassy could intervene.

Tanko also urged Nigerian law enforcement authorities to be more proactive and responsive to ensuring proper screening of intending travellers.

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Jonathan off to Congo for consultations on regional security

President Goodluck Jonathan left Abuja, Monday afternoon, for Oyo, in the Republic of Congo, to consult with his Congolese counterpart, President Denis Sassou Nguesso, on the current security situation in West and Central Africa ahead of the meeting of the African Union’s Peace and Security Council, which opens in the Congolese town on Wednesday.

President Jonathan, who was accompanied by some of his principal aides and advisers will return to Abuja Tuesday morning.

CBN Spent Only N56 Billion On Varsities, Poly –Sanusi Lamido

Suspended Central Bank Governor, Malam Sanusi Lamido, has revealed that he only expended the sum of N56 billion as intervention fund for the provision of infrastructure at 27 universities and six polytechnics across the country.
In his remarks at the Zonal meeting of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, (SSANU) held at Kano University of Science and Technology (KUST) Sanusi appealed to the federal government that its opinion about him should not stop the on-going projects of CBN at various universities.
He said: “I want to clarify that a lot of numbers have been thrown around that I have spent N160 billion university interventions. I want to tell you that from 2009 to 2013 the total amount disbursed by the CBN on all the contracts at universities,  polytechnics, secondary schools and CBN branches was N56 billion”.
Sanusi clarified that it was an average of N11 billion per annum, noting that CBN has in 2013 alone gave the federal government a dividend of N159 billion and in 2012 it was N80 billion.
According to Sanusi, “if CBN was giving N159 billion  and N80 billion as dividends in two years, what is wrong in undertaking capital projects of N56 billion in five years?”
Sanusi stressed to SSANU and ASUU that “it is important to continue to appeal to the federal government that it should let the projects continue.
He said: “History will judge as all structures are there for all to see.
“Several months ago, ASUU was on strike because federal government did not meet its commitment to developing university education. The federal government came to me as part of its efforts to end ASUU strike, saying that the CBN should give the list of the project it had carried out in Nigerian universities and the deputy should explain to ASUU that CBN as agency of government has ongoing projects at the universities”.