Nigerian militant group Boko Haram
has seized the northeastern town of
Chibok, the home of more than 200
schoolgirls the group kidnapped earlier
this year.
Pogo Bitrus, chairman of the Chibok
elders' forum, tells VOA that militants
attacked the Borno state town late
Thursday afternoon. He says locally-
based soldiers and civilian fighters put
up a fight but were outgunned by a
large Boko Haram force.
Bitrus, speaking by phone from Abuja,
said fighting continued overnight,
adding that a military contingent from
the town of Damboa was headed to
Chibok on Friday. He said, "The fight, I
believe, is not finished yet."
The Nigerian new colonial state cannot afford to scrap SARS, it is not possible. We have an increasing wave of armed robbery, kidnapping terrorism and other serious violent crimes which the regular police personnel have not been trained to curb or combat, therefore we are going to have SARS but it has to be totally overhauled. Nigerians protesting against SARS saying any demonstration by Nigerian against perceived injustice should be encouraged but the protesters must also be made to appreciate that the law has taken care of all their concerns and fears. What we are therefore required to do is to ensure that the laws are enforced which has made it illegal to detain a Nigerian without taking him to the court in a place like Lagos or in the rural areas beyond 48hours. SARS is constituted by armed troops, soldiers and police personnel all over the country. Every state government maintains the SARS in the country and these state governments have not bothered to find out what is this bod...
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