Boko Haram’s leader declared an Islamic caliphate, in northeast Nigeria town seized by the militants last month.
“Thanks be to Allah who gave victory to our brethren in (the town of) Gowza and made it part of the Islamic caliphate,” Abubakar Shekau said in a video obtained by the Agence France Presse.
The news comes as 35 Nigerian police officers training in the northeast regions, were reported missing by the government, after Boko Haram attacked their training facilities.
Britain to send fighter jets to combat Boko Haram amidst Nigerian army mutiny (24 August 2014)
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