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