Nigeria: Boko Haram 'Kidnaps to Raise Funds'

Boko Haram has launched a special squad of kidnappers that will target members of the public for ransoms, the military Joint Task Force in Borno state says.

The Boko Haram group according to findings by security agencies has conscripted agents to attack selected government institutions and buildings in Abuja between Monday 26th September and October 1st 2011, when Nigeria would be celebrating its 51st independent anniversary.

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