BOKO HARAM: A small group becomes a deadly scourge

This is an extensive story, the outcome of an investigation spanning two weeks into the activities of the dreaded Boko Haram sect.  With pieces of information from reporters in four states where the sect has

been suspected to wreak havoc, Sunday Vanguard brings you the never before told story of Boko Haram.

AFGHANISTAN! That was what it called its base in Kanamma, Yobe State. It uses guerrilla tactics as a means of doing devilish things, yet it professes Godliness.

Drive-by and ride-by sporadic shooting of police officers and innocent passers-by have become another way of wreaking havoc.

Bombs have recently come in handy; and bombs are being deployed with maximum effectiveness.
This is the world of Boko Haram, the Islamic fundamentalist sect that appears to be fast replacing the militants of Niger Delta.

It was for this reasons that top politician, Sir Tunde Olowu, pejoratively told Sunday Vanguard that “the Federal Government should create a special ministry, in the mould of the Niger Delta Ministry, to handle the scourge that has become Boko Haram”. So much for a solution!

Yet, there are questions, many questions that need answers: How did it come about? Who are the sponsors? How did Boko Haram grow from strength to strength? Why has it been difficult for the authorities to clamp down on the sect members? Where do they get their support? How do the members operate?

There are frightening scenarios that are playing out daily.  And, whereas the military defeated Boko Haram last year, the sect members regrouped after the killing of its founder.  Today, one Abubakar Shekau, Yusuf’s former deputy, is said to be in charge.

 Source; Vanguard