AlHijjah 21, 1434, Oct 26, 2013, SPA -- Extremists from neighboring Chad, Niger and Cameroon are fighting in Nigeria's northeastern Islamic uprising, according to a man presented by Nigeria's military as a captured member of the Boko Haram terrorist network. According to AP, His account tallies with reports from politicians and survivors of attacks, and it reinforces fears that Boko Haram, once a machete-wielding gang, now poses the greatest security threat to Nigeria's unity and may be growing closer to al-Qaida affiliates in Africa. It comes the same week Justice Minister Mohammed Adoke charged that Boko Haram is being influenced from abroad. "Nigeria is experiencing the impact of externally-induced internal security challenges, manifesting in the activities of militant insurgents and organized crime groups which has led to the violation of the human rights of many Nigerians," he said, defending the country's record at a meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. An Associated Press report last week, based on mortuary records from Maiduguri's main hospital, supported Amnesty International charges that hundreds of detainees are dying in military detention, many taken out of their cells and shot. -- SPA 19:10 LOCAL TIME 16:10 GMT تغريد
