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The leader of Boko Haram has claimed that the Nigerian armed group has created an "Islamic caliphate" in a northeastern town, a claim quickly rejected by the military.
"Thanks be to Allah who gave victory to our brethren in [the town of] Gwoza and made it part of the Islamic caliphate," Abubakar Shekau said in the 52-minute video revealed on Sunday.
The military rejected the claim, saying in a statement that the "sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Nigerian state is still intact".
Reacting to Shekau's video, Nigerian Defence Spokesman Chris Olukolade said: "Any group of terrorists laying claim to any portion of the country will not be allowed to get away with that expression of delusion and crime.
"Operations to secure that area from the activities of the bandits [are] still ongoing."
Earlier this month, heavily armed Boko Haram fighters stormed Gwoza, spraying the town with automatic gunfire, burning houses and overrunning the palace of its traditional ruler, the Emir of Gwoza.
originally posted by: Stormdancer777
a reply to: daaskapital
I wonder when Obama is going to declare one here.
originally posted by: Stormdancer777
a reply to: daaskapital
I wonder when Obama is going to declare one here.
originally posted by: real_one
originally posted by: Stormdancer777
a reply to: daaskapital
I wonder when Obama is going to declare one here.
You're joking right?
Some people these days...
Such ignorance.
The sad thing is that people starred your post.
originally posted by: NavyDoc
If I declare my back yard a caliphate, can I have a harem? Pretty please?
originally posted by: butcherguy
originally posted by: NavyDoc
If I declare my back yard a caliphate, can I have a harem? Pretty please?
You can marry them as young as you please, mutilate their genitalia and beat them as long as the stick isn't thicker than your thumb.
I just wish these 'caliphaters' would stick to the 72 virgin theme...and clear themselves out.
originally posted by: Stormdancer777
a reply to: daaskapital
I wonder when Obama is going to declare one here.
originally posted by: starwarsisreal
originally posted by: Stormdancer777
a reply to: daaskapital
I wonder when Obama is going to declare one here.
Actually no need we already have the Religious Right making their own Caliphate under the banner of Christianity.