At least 50 nigerian soldiers killed in boko haram ambush. 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. Boko haram leader abubakar shekau releases a video pledging to continue attacks. 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. Journey from evil shows that despite being mired in conflict and nearly a decade of suffering, not all is lost in nigeria. He said the recordings offer an unparalleled look at the inner workings of the group.
Boko haram terror unmasked secret boko haram videos. Throwback video of boko haram members catching fun voa. Boko haram members catching fun voa throwback video by fykesm. Hunting boko haram frontline investigates evidence that in the fight against boko haram, members of the nigerian military. A few days later, a courier delivered a small brown box. Ambassador to the united nations samantha power speaks at left as multinational joint task force commander maj. Moki edwin kindzeka has this report by anne nzouankeu in krawa, cameroon. The graphic videos capture rare, behindthescenes events in which boko haram militants commit multiple atrocities against nigerian civilians as they held power across a vast swath of the country. Voa special english, as it is, boko haram returns kidnapped nigerian schoolgirls. In an interview with nan, ahmed said he travelled through borno. Jan 25, 2018 documentary revealing boko harams world of torture, executions debuts in u. 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. Watch fulllength episodes of pbs documentary series frontline for free.
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. A woman claming to be his mother recently met with a voa reporter in shekau, a village in the. A woman claming to be his mother recently met with a voa reporter in shekau, a village in the nigerian state of yobe. Voa hausa managing editor ibrahim ahmed talks about the new voa series on boko haram, terror unmasked. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats. They also spoke with nigerian military and government officials to assess claims that a new offensive has boko haram on the run. 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. The assault turns into chaos, with some militants begging for a gun. What started as 18 hours of behindthescenes boko haram footage obtained by voa editor ibrahim ahmed, developed into a feature length film. An organization that monitors extremist groups says boko haram has released a video showing the killing of three accused spies by gunshot and beheading. 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. How voa obtained secret boko haram videos voa special report. Journey from evil, launched at a series of events in washington d.
Rare video shows boko haram attack bbc news youtube. This video allegedly shows members of the nigerian military executing members of the radical islamist group boko haram. The source for the videos was not affiliated with the nigerian military or government, or with boko haram. 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. This report contains secret boko haram videos obtained by voa. It places blame on boko haram militants, nigerian security forces and civilian groups allied with the government. Inside, carefully wrapped in layers of plastic, was a small hard drive. Nairaland forum nairaland general politics boko haram members catching fun voa throwback video 63155 views. 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. 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. Lamidi adeosun, center, greets united states special operations command africa commander brig.
Voa60 africa suspected boko haram fighters attack nigerias maiduguri 08, 2017. 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. But voa news obtained 18 hours of uncut videos in which the group recorded scenes of its own brutality. This video allegedly shows members of the nigerian. Boko haram leader abubakar shekau releases new videos showing. Boko haram execution video voice of america voa news. Boko haram launched its campaign against nigerias government in 2009. International womens day documentary film boko haram. 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.
According to press reports, boko harams insurgency has killed 20,000 people in the last six years and driven at least 2. Rebuilding from the ravages of terror voa special report. 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. Trois tchadiens enleves par boko haram apparaissent dans une. Suspected boko haram fighters attack nigerias maiduguri.
Officials in nigerias kebbi state have revived the argungu fishing festival, which was halted in 2009 because of threats from boko haram terrorists. Rundunar operation lafiya dole, ta yi nasarar kona kayayyakin yan boko haram. Boko harams latest video has sparked a fierce debate within nigeria about the possibility of negotiations between the federal government and the jihadist sect. 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 s chika oduah went to the northeastern nigerian. 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. 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. Mar 31, 2014 rare video shows boko haram attack bbc news bbc news. The boko haram leader bears the same name as his hometown. A wannan makon za a ga yadda boko haram ke gurbata addinin musulunci.
It shows the reality and cruelty of life under boko harams rule. Boko haram reportedly released all but one of the girls by 21 march. Abubakar shekau is the head of the boko haram militant group. Voa special english mother of boko haram leader speaks out. In a video seen by premium times, persons believed to be residents of dapchi, yobe state, jubilated with boko haram insurgents. Boko haram militants shoot civilians in the heart and head, ignoring pleas of innocence and prayers. Boko haram kidnappers have returned almost all the 110 girls they seized from a nigerian school a month ago. Boko haram releases video showing killing of accused spies. Boko haram leader abubakar shekau releases new videos. Jun 17, 2018 abubakar shekau is the head of the boko haram militant group. Fighters gather in the morning, and leaders prep them to kill and be killed. Authorities say with security progress against the islamist group, the festival can resume and. If you come from africa, you cant go into our building. Voa showed many excerpts from the videos to jacob zenn, a scholar with the jamestown foundation, a think tank, in washington, d.
The managing editor of hausa service of the voice of america, voa, aliyu mustapha, has said that the recently screened documentary boko haram. Donald bolduc, right, during a meeting with the task force at their. Cameroonian girls on nigeria border married off to escape. Amnesty international accuses all sides in the conflict of human rights abuses. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. 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. Confronting the challenge of boko haram august 05, 2016 u. Boko haram in nigeria the latest news from al jazeera.
Early last year, a voa reporter received a call from a trusted source telling him to expect an important package. The report below contains graphic images from secret boko haram videos obtained by voa. Ruling by fear a young boy is flogged in a public square. Boko haram, which in march 2015 pledged its allegiance to the islamic state, has been attacking northern nigeria for years. 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. According to press reports, boko haram has killed more than 15,000 people since 2009. Responsibility for the kidnappings was claimed by boko haram, an islamist extremist terrorist organization based in northeastern nigeria. Voas chika oduah went to the northeastern nigerian village of shekau to meet her. 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. Chad says it has killed 1,000 jihadists in an operation in the lake chad area against the islamist militant group boko haram. New proof of life video shows dozens of kidnapped chibok. 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. The film was based on an 18hour of secret boko haram videos obtained by voa, according to mr ibrahim ahmed.
Voa original series on boko haram features exclusive footage. On 2 april, a boko haram attack on the outskirts of maiduguri resulted in the death of 18 people and another 84 wounded. One of the reasons parents give for marrying off their daughters early is to protect them from the militant islamist group boko haram. The images, from a boko haram laptop captured in a. 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. Raw, unedited video of boko haram operating inside its territory in nigeria is rare. It not only covers the group and its actions, but actually goes inside nigerian society and shows how the people have been affected. Voa hausa is at voice of america voa march 28 at 5. Boko haram members catching fun voa throwback video by mmb. Voa standard english boko haram strikes again in nigeria. One video captures a commander lecturing his fighters before an assault. The attack, one of the deadliest recently, came as the military tried to launch an offensive against. The boko haram videos obtained by voa show leaders in numerous settings expounding teachings that depart from mainstream islam. 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.
Hunting boko haram frontline investigates evidence that in the fight against boko haram, members of. The islamist militants also gave the town of dapchi a warning before leaving, witnesses. The series draws on 18 hours of raw video recorded by boko haram and obtained by voa. 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. Man claiming to be boko harams abubakar shekau surfaces. Reps member gives army pass mark, upbeat about victory. Boko haram members catching fun voa throwback video. Anatomy of an attack the videos recorded by boko haram chronicle one attack on a nigerian army barracks in the town of banki. Journey from evil is unique in the history of boko haram coverage, says voa director amanda bennett.
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. Boko haram returns kidnapped nigerian schoolgirls voa. The kidnapping galvanized international attention for the boko haram conflict. Last year, the news service voice of america received a stunning trove of videos from nigeria. Boko haram launched its campaign against nigeria s government in 2009. Analysing the threat of boko haram and the isis alliance in. Boko haram members catching fun voa throwback video politics 4 nairaland. Cameroonian troops killed in boko haram fighting voice of.
Boko haram kidnapped 110 schoolgirls from the government technical girls college in dapchi, yobe, on 19 february 2018. The father of one of the nearly 300 schoolgirls kidnapped in nigeria says he recognized his daughter in a video. But in 2014, boko haram killed more people than any other extremist group in the world, and in 2015 was second only to is. Amplified by 18 hours of secret boko haram videos obtained by voice of america, the film reveals a previously hidden world of terrorists. Nigerian officials blame the group for more than 30,000 deaths in the countrys northeast and the lake chad area. 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. Voa determined that the videos came from a boko haram laptop that had been captured in a nigerian military raid. It shows the reality and cruelty of life under boko haram s rule. 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.
Mother of boko haram leader speaks for first time youtube. Rundunar sojojin najeriya ta kona kayan yan boko haram. A rare glimpse into the brutality of life under boko haram. Trois tchadiens enleves par boko haram apparaissent dans. Last year, nigerian president muhammadu buhari said he was open to talking to a credible boko haram leader. 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.
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