Boko Haram Kills NTA Reporter

Members of Boko Haram have murdered an NTA reporter. Nigerian authorities blamed the murder of the NTA cameraman on the Islamic sect Boko Haram

Alhaji Zakariya Isa died after being shot in the head and chest at his home in the northern city of Maiduguri, a military spokesman said.

The sect is thought to be responsible for a series of attacks in northern Nigeria in recent months.

Boko Haram – which means “Western education is forbidden” – usually targets the police and government officials.

However, in recent weeks, journalists have been threatened by the group, which says it wants sharia law more widely applied across Nigeria.

It said it would target reporters after it claimed spokesmen who were not part of the sect were being quoted by the media.

Boko Haram is thought to have carried out the bombing of UN headquarters in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, killing 23 people.

The sect launched an uprising in 2009 which was crushed by the military, leaving hundreds dead.

Source: BBC News

15 COMMENTS

  1. Although i may seem younger, but my advice at times makes sense. I would have said Nigerians should fight back. Let’s do our worst for them. Because this issue of killing is too much. Are we fowls? Please let the president see this comment… Am fed up.

  2. I presume der is smetin wrng abt dis sect if truely der name exist in both semantics & pragmatic sense bt syllologicaly tinkin y re dey nt facin skuls rather & y re dey using d methods of d eurocratism… Let Ng ponder on dis issue most especialy tru muslims cos it’s a charge 2 meditate in islamic regards.

  3. Am writing dis n extremely painfulness cos i hav made alot of cmment abt dis issue of boko haram,nigerian is me&u nothin cn change dat,let all of us standup n unity 2 fight doz monster probably dey ar sent by sm ppl outsidecountry 2 spoil our gr8 nation(nigeria)even if am nt gainin enuf 4rm mi country 9ja am proud 2 be called 9ja,so i submit mi blood wen u all ready 2 fight bk mr president eer mi mail>[email protected] or no>07034266890..i wl be hurry 2 die 2 be remember..