The Nigerian Islamist group known as Boko Haram has said it was behind the suicide car bombing at the UN offices in the capital Abuja that killed at least 18 people and injured more than 60.

A man claiming to be a spokesman for the group called a French news agency journalist and told him the attack was "carefully scripted".

The man, who identified himself as Abu Darda, said: "Though the wisdom of Allah, we have launched the attack with absolute precision.
"The attack was carefully scripted and executed. We have said it several times that the UN is one of our prime targets."

The caller added: "More attacks are on the way, and by the will of Allah we will have unfettered access to wherever we want to attack.
"We have more than 100 men who are willing to lay down their lives for the cause of Allah."

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon condemned the attack and warned the casualty figures were "likely to be considerable".
He revealed 26 different UN agencies operated in the building, with around 400 staff.
"This was an assault on those who devoted their lives to helping others," he said.

Foreign Secretary William Hague added: "Around the world the UN works for peace, security and international cooperation and an attack on the UN is an attack on these principles."

US President Barack Obama has denounced the attack as "horrific and cowardly".

Witnesses said a car rammed through two sets of gates protecting the compound and drove towards the main building where it crashed into the reception area and blew up.

An entire wing of the building was reportedly destroyed.

UN worker Ocilake Michael said: "We just saw the blast coming from the building. All the people in the basement were killed. Their bodies are littered all over the place."

A worker for Unicef, Michael Ofilaje, added: "The blast came from the basement and shook the building.
"I saw scattered bodies, many people are dead."

The attack was carried out just before 11am local time, in a part of the capital that is also home to the US embassy and other diplomatic buildings.
Boko Haram, whose name translates as 'Western education is sinful', has carried out a series of bombings and assassinations in northern Nigeria in the last year.

In June the group bombed Nigeria's federal police headquarters, killing two people.

It also claimed responsibility for a failed car bomb attack in Borno State last week.

A UN worker, who would only identify himself as Bodunrin, was reported as saying: "This is getting out of hand. If they can get into the UN House, they can reach anywhere."

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has pledged to work with neighbouring Niger to tackle Islamic extremism in the region.

Which useless 'cause of Allah' are these people gleefully boasting about? It's the ineffective security agencies and Nigerian leadership that are letting the problem fester.

Afterall, they've been throwing bombs for some time.

I guess such makes the average Hausa-Fulani seperatist happy?
Willingly backward people.

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Brainwashing of the highest order

@poster
Congrats.
You finally realized you have 100 cowardly islamic bigots ready to spill their blood with a promise of 72 hiv-infected virgins

Not Happy, but eager, as you can see in that video

naijaking1:

@poster
Congrats.
You finally realized yoy have 100 cowardly islamic bigots ready to spill their blood with a promise of 72 hiv-infected virgins

Tell them loud and clear. They are going to roast in hell fire!

naijaking1:

@poster
Congrats.
You finally realized you have 100 cowardly islamic bigots ready to spill their blood with a promise of 72 hiv-infected virgins

Don't be silly , it is 72 raisins not 72 virgins. You keep misquoting these people !


https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-741035.0.html

auwal87:

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Yeah Right , 'the glory of the past', aye !!


Glory of the past with Usman dan Fodio and his marauding gangs of Jihadists turning a once hopeful and peaceful North into a hotbed of extremism and abject ignorance !

Please keep you and your Sardauna glory to yourselves , with your 60 million indoctrinated people !!!!!

In normal societies, the like os of Othman dan Fodio would be categorized with other crookes the likes of pirates like captain Wood.
Unfortunately, here we're in Nigeria celebrating the philosophies of a man who killed his kindly host-the Hausa king of Gobir on the pretex that the later wasn't practicing a "pure" form of islam.
Don't even speak about the Sarduana