Eid Al Adha Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/eid-al-adha/ The low down on African affairs Wed, 14 Sep 2016 22:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/jjcornish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Fountain_Pen_favicon-812.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Eid Al Adha Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/eid-al-adha/ 32 32 Boko Haram threatens Nigerian president’s life https://jjcornish.com/2016/09/boko-haram-threatens-nigerian-presidents-life/ Wed, 14 Sep 2016 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2016/09/boko-haram-threatens-nigerian-presidents-life/ A new video by Boko Haram threatens to kill Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhanri and his army chiefs and warns of further destruction. The Nigerian army has discounted the threat from the Islamic extremists who have not mounted a major attack in Nigeria in months. ends intro A preacher in the video says Boko Haram is […]

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]]> A new video by Boko Haram threatens to kill Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhanri and his army chiefs and warns of further destruction.

The Nigerian army has discounted the threat from the Islamic extremists who have not mounted a major attack in Nigeria in months.

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A preacher in the video says Boko Haram is even stronger now and will destroy what they never destroyed before.

The video was posted on YouTube yesterday .

It’s makers say they shot it in Nigeria’s northeastern Sambisa Forest at prayers marking the Eid al-Adha festival on Monday. It shows scores of worshipping men, many armed, in a mosque and at an outdoor ceremony.

Boko Haram is in the midst of a power struggle and the video declares allegiance to long-time leader Abubakar Shekau.

Its 7-year uprising has killed more than 20,000 people.

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