Boko Haram, Islamic State collaborating, military leaders say

U.S. and Nigerian military officials said an increase in collaboration between the Islamic State and the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram is "cause for alarm" for a wide swath of north and central Africa.

Brig. Gen. Donald Bolduc, commander of the United States military's Special Operations Command in Africa, said an IS weapons convoy from Libya, intercepted while traveling to the Lake Chad region, suggests a growing link between the two groups. Nigerian Gen. Lamidi Oyebayo Adeosun, commander of a joint African force battling Boko Haram in the Lake Chad area, echoed Bolduc's concerns, saying officials are attempting to learn more about the relationship. Last year, the Boko Haram pledged allegiance to IS, also known as ISIS, ISIL and Daesh.

"The Lake Chad basin is ground zero" in the fight against Islamic extremists in Africa, Bolduc said. He said IS and Boko Haram are sharing "tactics, techniques and procedures" in the Lake Chad region, which includes northeast Nigeria, and parts of Niger, Chad and Cameroon.

Boko Haram Gunmen kill "many" in attack on Borno village

Suspected Islamist Boko Haram militants stormed a village in Borno State on Saturday, killing several people and torching houses close to where more than 200 schoolgirls were kidnapped two months ago, a witness said.

Clad in military uniforms, the attackers raided Koronginim in a convoy of sport utility and military vehicles, the witness told Reuters by telephone, asking not to be identified.

The attackers shouted "Allahu Akbar" (God is greatest) before opening fire and killing "many", the witness said. "Two of their leaders were giving orders that they should shoot anyone on sight," the witness added.

BOKO HARAM FORCEFULLY RECRUITING YOUTH IN BORNO VILLAGES' - Kills Four Defiant Youth

Islamist Boko Haram insurgents are currently on a  forceful recruitment missions as they arenow forcing  young men from Borno villages to fight for them, a sources said yesterday.

Four people were killed in Yasku village, close to Alagarno, as the notorious breeding ground of Boko Haram fighters, located south of Jakana in Kaga local government area of Borno State made those that refused to join the dreaded group paid with their life.

It is not yet clear if the four people were killed because they refused to join the terrorists group or for other reasons, it was learnt that they were killed around 2pm on Wednesday.

A local from the area said, "Sometime ago, the insurgents had taken some of our children by force and left. This time, they came and there was no provocation in whatever form. The gunmen simply went to Yasku and shot dead the four harmless people. They also warned the locals not to bury the corpses. As I am talking to you now (yesterday) the bodies are still there," he said.

Breaking: Boko Haram Jihadists trails Governor Jang, Compiles list of schools to be attack in Plateau state

A report from Jos, the Plateau state capital indicates that the Governor of the state, Dr. Jonah David Jang is being targeted by the Islamist Boko Haram terrorist group.

The report also has it that a State House of Assembly member, Daniel Dem, is also being trailed by Islamist terrorits, allegedly on the orders of the group’s leader, Sheikh Abubakar Mohammed Shekau. 

ISLAMIST BOKO HARAM Call Nigerian Policemen "Women," Say Churches, Christians Are Their Targets

Nigeria Islamist Boko Haram sect in their songs called officers of Nigeria Police Force "women" while attacking Giwa barracks in Maiduguri, Borno State, on March 14, 2014. This is evident in the 24-minute video posted online by the sect, the Islamist insurgents demonstrated thier sophisticated and modern weapons at their disposal.

In the video, the sect can be heard singing: "Police, give us way, you are too weak and small to stop us, you are all women and we understand you.