Boko haram members catching fun voa throwback video by mmb. Authorities say with security progress against the islamist group, the festival can resume and. The division led by shekau, boko harams most recognizable figure known for videos taunting nigerian authorities circulated on social media, operates in the northeastern sambisa forest and. Rebuilding from the ravages of terror voa special report. Ambassador to the united nations samantha power speaks at left as multinational joint task force commander maj. A woman claming to be his mother recently met with a voa reporter in shekau, a village in the. According to press reports, boko harams insurgency has killed 20,000 people in the last six years and driven at least 2. Early last year, a voa reporter received a call from a trusted source telling him to expect an important package. The execution of the men in the town of kumshe, and other scenes showing boko haram members callously going about the daily business of their selfproclaimed caliphate are the subject of a voa.
Journey from evil is unique in the history of boko haram coverage, says voa director amanda bennett. Voa determined that the videos came from a boko haram laptop that had been captured in a nigerian military raid. It is one of many attacks, kidnappings, raids and other acts of indiscriminate violence that continue on a frequent basis in nigeria, chad, niger, and cameroon. Boko haram execution video voice of america voa news. This video allegedly shows members of the nigerian military executing members of the radical islamist group boko haram. He said the recordings offer an unparalleled look at the inner workings of the group. In an interview with nan, ahmed said he travelled through borno. A wannan makon za a ga yadda boko haram ke gurbata addinin musulunci. Boko haram members catching fun voa throwback video. Now, voa news has obtained an exclusive cache of raw videos recorded by boko haram that reveals the groups inner workings in brutal detail, underscoring why it remains one of the most feared jihadist organizations anywhere. Voa hausa is at voice of america voa march 28 at 5. The film was based on an 18hour of secret boko haram videos obtained by voa, according to mr ibrahim ahmed, managing editor, hausa service mobile stream, voa and cohost, taskar voa. Trois tchadiens enleves par boko haram apparaissent dans. In the night from to 14 may, boko haram ambushed a military convoy that was searching for the abductees near chibok, resulting in the death of twelve soldiers.
In a video seen by premium times, persons believed to be residents of dapchi, yobe state, jubilated with boko haram insurgents. The report below contains graphic images from secret boko haram videos obtained by voa. Boko haram militants shoot civilians in the heart and head, ignoring pleas of innocence and prayers. Abubakar shekau is the head of the boko haram militant group. Jan 15, 2018 boko haram leader abubakar shekau releases new videos showing scenes of attacks on nigerian troops, parades chibok girls and policewomen kidnapped by his sect, vows to wreak more havoc. It places blame on boko haram militants, nigerian security forces and civilian groups allied with the government. Boko haram kidnapped 110 schoolgirls from the government technical girls college in dapchi, yobe, on 19 february 2018. Ruling by fear a young boy is flogged in a public square. Suspected boko haram fighters attack nigerias maiduguri. Man claiming to be boko harams abubakar shekau surfaces.
Throwback video of boko haram members catching fun voa. On 2 april, a boko haram attack on the outskirts of maiduguri resulted in the death of 18 people and another 84 wounded. According to press reports, boko haram has killed more than 15,000 people since 2009. The managing editor of hausa service of the voice of america, voa, aliyu mustapha, has said that the recently screened documentary boko haram. Boko haram members catching fun voa throwback video politics 4 nairaland. Feb 07, 2017 in part 2 of our series terror unmasked, secret boko haram videos obtained by voa chronicle a failed assault by the terrorist group and a murderous retreat. The kidnapping galvanized international attention for the boko haram conflict. Voa original series on boko haram features exclusive footage. Journey from evil shows that despite being mired in conflict and nearly a decade of suffering, not all is lost in nigeria. Boko haram returns kidnapped nigerian schoolgirls voa.
Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. The islamist militants also gave the town of dapchi a warning before leaving, witnesses. Raw, unedited video of boko haram operating inside its territory in nigeria is rare. On the night of 1415 april 2014, 276 female students were kidnapped from the secondary school in the town of chibok in borno state, nigeria. One video captures a commander lecturing his fighters before an assault. Boko haram reportedly released all but one of the girls by 21 march. But in 2014, boko haram killed more people than any other extremist group in the world, and in 2015 was second only to is. Jun 17, 2018 abubakar shekau is the head of the boko haram militant group.
They also spoke with nigerian military and government officials to assess claims that a new offensive has boko haram on the run. Analysing the threat of boko haram and the isis alliance in. Voa obtained a trove of secret videos made by boko haram that show the atrocities commited against defenseless nigerians at the height of the groups control. It shows the reality and cruelty of life under boko harams rule. Rundunar sojojin najeriya ta kona kayan yan boko haram.
Boko haram launched its campaign against nigeria s government in 2009. In what suggests that thw boko haram is more coordinated than we thought, the extremist sect has released a shocking video of the thursday bombing. Nigerian officials blame the group for more than 30,000 deaths in the countrys northeast and the lake chad area. What u have is a militant wing of northern youths supported by the northern elites to replicate what niger delta militants did so as to get their own largesse and a development commission. Fighters gather in the morning, and leaders prep them to kill and be killed.
Boko haram leader abubakar shekau releases new videos showing scenes of attacks on nigerian troops, parades chibok girls and policewomen kidnapped by his sect, vows to wreak more havoc. In a statement obtained by voa, habu mohammed, who claims to be a deputy to boko haram leader sheikh abubakar shekau, says the militant group decided. The father of one of the nearly 300 schoolgirls kidnapped in nigeria says he recognized his daughter in a video. An organization that monitors extremist groups says boko haram has released a video showing the killing of three accused spies by gunshot and beheading. New proof of life video shows dozens of kidnapped chibok. Donald bolduc, right, during a meeting with the task force at their. On 12 may, boko haram released a video showing about kidnapped girls, each clad in a hijab and a long islamic chador, and demanded a prisoner exchange. The attack, one of the deadliest recently, came as the military tried to launch an offensive against. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats. The military has reported shekaus death in the past, but a man claiming to be him appeared later to make a video statement, saying he was unharmed. The source for the videos was not affiliated with the nigerian military or government, or with boko haram. Watch fulllength episodes of pbs documentary series frontline for free. Anatomy of an attack the videos recorded by boko haram chronicle one attack on a nigerian army barracks in the town of banki. Rundunar operation lafiya dole, ta yi nasarar kona kayayyakin yan boko haram.
Voa s chika oduah went to the northeastern nigerian. Hunting boko haram frontline investigates evidence that in the fight against boko haram, members of the nigerian military. What started as 18 hours of behindthescenes boko haram footage obtained by voa editor ibrahim ahmed, developed into a feature length film. But voa news obtained 18 hours of uncut videos in which the group recorded scenes of its own brutality. Responsibility for the kidnappings was claimed by boko haram, an islamist extremist terrorist organization based in northeastern nigeria. Jun 14, 2018 the woman who says she is the mother of abubakar shekau, leader of the terrorist group boko haram, has given her very first media interview. A rare glimpse into the brutality of life under boko haram. One of the reasons parents give for marrying off their daughters early is to protect them from the militant islamist group boko haram. A few days later, a courier delivered a small brown box. At least six cameroonian troops are reported dead following a wave of fighting with boko haram terrorists on the central african states northern border with nigeria. Officials in nigerias kebbi state have revived the argungu fishing festival, which was halted in 2009 because of threats from boko haram terrorists.
Journey from evil, launched at a series of events in washington d. Trois tchadiens enleves par boko haram apparaissent dans une. This video allegedly shows members of the nigerian. A woman claming to be his mother recently met with a voa reporter in shekau, a village in the nigerian state of yobe. Jan 25, 2018 documentary revealing boko harams world of torture, executions debuts in u. Last year, nigerian president muhammadu buhari said he was open to talking to a credible boko haram leader. The series draws on 18 hours of raw video recorded by boko haram and obtained by voa. Cameroonian girls on nigeria border married off to escape. This report contains secret boko haram videos obtained by voa.
Voa showed many excerpts from the videos to jacob zenn, a scholar with the jamestown foundation, a think tank, in washington, d. Voa special english mother of boko haram leader speaks out. Boko haram leader abubakar shekau releases new videos. Boko haram members catching fun voa throwback video by fykesm. The video was recorded by boko haram themselves and recovered by nigerian military when the town of kumshe was recaptured in 2015. Voa hausa managing editor ibrahim ahmed talks about the new voa series on boko haram, terror unmasked. Mother of boko haram leader speaks for first time youtube. Boko harams latest video has sparked a fierce debate within nigeria about the possibility of negotiations between the federal government and the jihadist sect.
Reps member gives army pass mark, upbeat about victory. The images, from a boko haram laptop captured in a. Boko haram, which in march 2015 pledged its allegiance to the islamic state, has been attacking northern nigeria for years. Voa60 africa suspected boko haram fighters attack nigerias maiduguri 08, 2017. Muryar amurka ta samu wasu tarin hotunan bidiyo daga wasu majiyoyin sirri, wadanda yan boko haram suka dauka da kansu, inda suke nuna irin taasar da suke aikatawa akan yan najeriya da ba su ci ba su sha ba, a lokacin da kungiyar ta ke ganiyar tashen ta a arewa maso gabashin najeriya. Nigerias government says it is reaching out to boko haram after a new video surfaced online sunday showing as many as 50 of the chibok schoolgirls kidnapped in 2014. Voa standard english boko haram strikes again in nigeria. Boko haram leader abubakar shekau releases a video pledging to continue attacks. Voa cameroonian girls are married before the age of 18 but the highest rate is along the border with nigeria where 60% of girls go into child marriage.
The boko haram leader bears the same name as his hometown. Amplified by 18 hours of secret boko haram videos obtained by voice of america, the film reveals a previously hidden world of terrorists. How voa obtained secret boko haram videos voa special report. A purported spokesman for the nigerian militant group boko haram says the group is engaged in direct talks with the government on ending violence in the countrys north. Boko haram kidnappers have returned almost all the 110 girls they seized from a nigerian school a month ago. The voa report said the station broadcast mainly propaganda materials to counter media reports of victories by troops from nigeria, chad, cameroon and niger republic against the boko haram militants. Hunting boko haram frontline investigates evidence that in the fight against boko haram, members of. Boko haram terror unmasked secret boko haram videos.
Amnesty international accuses all sides in the conflict of human rights abuses. The boko haram videos obtained by voa show leaders in numerous settings expounding teachings that depart from mainstream islam. The film was based on an 18hour of secret boko haram videos obtained by voa, according to mr ibrahim ahmed. At least 50 nigerian soldiers killed in boko haram ambush. Apr 02, 2018 the attack comes less than two weeks after boko haram released many of the 100 schoolgirls kidnapped in february from dapchi, in northeastern nigeria. If you come from africa, you cant go into our building. Apr 07, 2020 the video was recorded by boko haram themselves and recovered by nigerian military when the town of kumshe was recaptured in 2015. Trove of videos made by boko haram show atrocities commited against defenseless nigerians at the height of the groups control of northeast nigeria. Voa special english, as it is, boko haram returns kidnapped nigerian schoolgirls.
Zenn was able to identify some known boko haram militants in the videos. Cameroonian troops killed in boko haram fighting voice of. Voas chika oduah went to the northeastern nigerian village of shekau to meet her. Lamidi adeosun, center, greets united states special operations command africa commander brig.
Last year, the news service voice of america received a stunning trove of videos from nigeria. Boko haram releases video showing killing of accused spies. It shows the reality and cruelty of life under boko haram s rule. Rare video shows boko haram attack bbc news youtube. Inside, carefully wrapped in layers of plastic, was a small hard drive. Mar 31, 2014 rare video shows boko haram attack bbc news bbc news. Chad says it has killed 1,000 jihadists in an operation in the lake chad area against the islamist militant group boko haram. Moki edwin kindzeka has this report by anne nzouankeu in krawa, cameroon. Boko haram leader abubakar shekau releases new videos showing. Nairaland forum nairaland general politics boko haram members catching fun voa throwback video 63155 views. Boko haram launched its campaign against nigerias government in 2009. The assault turns into chaos, with some militants begging for a gun. Boko haram in nigeria the latest news from al jazeera.
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