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http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2012/01/20121713141469360.html Sectarian violence has left at least 33 people dead in four separate attacks since Thrusday. Last Modified: 07 Jan 2012 14:50 Michael Amoah, an analyst and author from the London School of Economics, spoke to Al Jazeera about Boko Haram Hundreds of Christians have begun to flee northern Nigeria after attacks, thought to be linked to the radical Islamist group Boko Haram, left at least 33 people dead since Thursday. Nigeria's government, which last week declared a state of emergency in four of the worst-hit areas, put into effect a 24-hour curfew on Saturday in the northeastern Adamawa state. Residents of Adamawa were ordered to stay indoors, and military personnel were deployed on the streets to enforce the curfew. The government meanwhile said it engaged alleged Boko Haram fighters in Potiskum, a northeastern town in Yobe state, in clashes that continued through Friday night. Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for at least two of the four separate attacks over the last few days. "In Damaturu it is virtually almost an empty part of town because people have really left those areas affected by the violence. In Potiskum the same situation," said Al Jazeera's Ahmed Idris, reporting from Nigeria's capital Abuja. "In Yola, people are off the street because of the 24-hour curfew ... markets are shut, everything has come to a standstill besides essential services. "It is increasingly getting harder for the Nigerian government to address the Boko Haram crisis. Since the president declared that the government will crush the terrorist group, attacks by Boko Haram have actually expanded to a few more states ... new states where Boko Haram's presense has never been felt before," Idris said. Boko Haram, whose name loosely translates to "Western education is sacrilege", is believed to favour implementation of Islamic law across Nigeria, a multi-ethnic nation of more than 160 million people. Four attacks Fresh attacks on Friday left tens dead, eight of them killed after gunmen opened fire on worshippers in a church in Yola, the capital of Adamawa province, a hospital source said. Earlier on Friday, at a town hall in Mubi also in Adamawa state, at least another 12 people were killed after armed men opened fire on a group of people gathered there. That attack targeted members of the Christian Igbo community. Al Jazeera's Idris said that residents told him the attack occurred at a meeting to discuss the deaths of four others from the Igbo community who were killed in the town the day before. "The first attack took place [on Thusday] night when four people were killed, and as people gathered this morning to discuss the matter and deliberate, gunmen suddenly appeared on the scene and started shooting and another 10 to 12 people were killed there," our correspondent said. Boko Haram claimed responsibility for Friday's attack in Mubi, local media reported. The group, via a purported spokesman who goes by the name Abul Qaqa, also claimed responsibility for a separate church shooting attack in the town of Gombe on Thursday night, which left nine people dead. Confrontation Meanwhile, in Yobe state, a confrontation between alleged Boko Haram gunmen and police caused residents to flee their homes on Friday evening, police and residents said. "Our men engaged Boko Haram gunmen in shootouts for most of the night which led to some deaths and injuries," Yobe state police commissioner Lawan Tanko told AFP of the clashes in the town of Potiskum. "It is too early to give figures because we are still investigating the incident and taking stock of the situation," he said. Dozens of gunmen stormed Potiskum on Friday, launching gun and bomb attacks on the police headquarters. The death toll in those clashes was at least three, according to preliminary police figures. The attacks come after an alleged Boko Haram ultimatum asking Christians to leave the mostly Muslim north of the country or be killed. A day before the ultimatum was issued, President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in parts of four states hit hard by violence blamed on Boko Haram, particulary Christmas bombings that killed at least 40 people. On December 31, Jonathan declared regions of Borno, Niger, Plateau and Yobe states to be under a state of emergency. He also ordered international borders near Borno and Yobe state to be closed. However, the areas where the recent church and town hall attacks happened are not in the areas marked by Jonathan. ------------------------------------ Post message: [email protected] Subscribe : [email protected] Unsubscribe : [email protected] List owner : [email protected] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
