Nigeria radical Muslim sect vows to keep fighting, says government must embrace Islam
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — A radical sect blamed for killings in northeastern Nigeria is vowing to fight until its says Muslims regain their freedom all over Nigeria.
In a statement released Sunday, the group known as Boko Haram called on the Nigerian government to embrace Islam, drop the constitution and adopt the laws in the Qur'an.
Boko Haram's message comes amid deadly postelection rioting elsewhere in the north following the election of a Christian president.
But the town of Maiduguri where it is based has seen little of the vote-related unrest reported elsewhere in northern Nigeria this month.
Boko Haram members have targeted police and clerics in a string of killings over the last year, and also have attacked churches and engineered a massive prison break.
Source: Canadian Press
