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From Newsweek-
During its six-year insurgency in northeastern Nigeria, Boko Haram has killed thousands of people and displaced millions in its bid to realize its fundamentalist vision of an Islamic caliphate. In that quest, it has persecuted Nigeria’s Christian population and sought to exterminate Christian clerics, including Hassan John, an Anglican pastor from Jos, central Nigeria.
John, 52, is used to living with the perpetual threat of Boko Haram. “Every Christian cleric anywhere has the same bounty on his head,” says John, who is currently studying at the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics in the U.K. “If you are a pastor or a priest, from Jos all the way to Maiduguri, you do have a bounty on your head.” The price of John’s life, according to the militant group, is 150,000 naira ($754)—slightly more than the going rate for an iPhone 6s in Nigeria. The bounty, however, has not stopped him from reaching out to Nigeria’s Muslim community in order to build bridges burned down by Boko Haram’s violent actions.
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http://www.newsweek.com/boko-haram-bounty-402574
From Nigeria-
The Anglican Bishop of Kaduna Diocese, Josiah Idowu-Fearon, has tasked President Muhammadu Buhari to do everything possible to end the Boko Haram insurgency within six months in office.
The Kaduna Diocesan believed that President Buhari could succeed in flushing out the terrorists within six months if he sanitized the armed forces and got them well equipped to terminate the reign of the remaining Boko Haram elements.
Handing this charge in an address delivered at the 20th synod of the church, Bishop Idowu-Fearon warned the President to avoid what he termed the shaky foundation laid by his predecessor, former President Goodluck Jonathan, in order to achieve quick and lasting results in the areas of security and the socio-economic well being of the country.
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http://dailypost.ng/2015/06/01/anglican-bishop-calls-on-buhari-to-defeat-boko-haram-in-six-months/
From Nigeria-
Meanwhile, the Primate of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), The
Okoh gave the advice yesterday while addressing bishops and archbishops in Anglican Church during their annual retreat with the theme: “The 21st God’s Ambassadors in the Anglican Church” going on at the Ibru Centre, Agbarha-Otor, Delta State.
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Most Revd. Nicholas Okoh has urged Nigerians to come together and relentlessly engage in efforts that would put an end to Boko Haram insurgency in the Northern part of the country.
http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/news/national-news/193213-scores-feared-killed-by-insurgents-in-yobe-borno
From Nigeria-
Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd) and the Primate of All Nigeria, Anglican Communion, the Most Revd Nicholas Okoh, Sunday, called on Nigerians not to lose hope in the ability of the Federal Government to contain the current insurgency in some parts of the country.
They maintained that Nigerian troops were capable and experienced to handle Boko Haram fighters, adding that security operatives only need cooperation of the general populace.More here-
http://allafrica.com/stories/201412010390.html
From Newsweek-
