More than 2,000 prisoners have escaped over the past five years in Nigeria, officials say, mainly as a result of attacks on jails by the Islamist militant Boko Haram group.
They say that dozens of prison staff have been killed during the raids.
Last month hundreds of prisoners escaped when jihadists overran Mubi town. This week they blew a hole in a jail in Kogi State to free dozens more.
Almost 500 prisoners escaped in the city of Maiduguri in 2009.
A total of 2,251 prisoners have got away and most of them are still at large, officials say.
Figures released by the Nigerian Prisons Service show that as of 30 June there were nearly 57,000 male and female prisoners in 239 jails.
The BBC's Will Ross in Lagos says that the jihadists have recently attacked a French cement plant in northern Nigeria and seized a large supply of dynamite - so more jail breaks may be on the way.
Boko Haram has caused havoc in Africa's most populous country through a wave of bombings, assassinations and abductions.
It is fighting to overthrow the government and create an Islamic state.
Boko Haram regards the Nigerian state as being run by non-believers, even when the country had a Muslim president.
Our correspondent says rampant insecurity is increasingly worrying for Nigerians who wonder how the militants will ever be stopped.
There are many reports of soldiers fleeing rather than defending towns and villages as the insurgents continue to capture territory where they impose their own strict version of Islamic law.BBC reportage
The fear of boko haram. Is the beginning of wisdom
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ReplyDeleteWhat an alarming revelation. This is sardonic.
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ReplyDeleteIS NIGERIA GOING THE WAY OF TURKEY?
ReplyDelete•Turkey is in the present day Europe and
partly in Asia minor.
•Apostle Paul was a citizen of Tukey
because Tarsus exists in Turkey.
•Christianity existed in Turkey for about
1,023 years while Christianity has only
existed in Nigeria for 172yrs starting
from when Rev. Birch Freeman came to
Badagry in 1842.
•The seven churches Jesus spoke to in
Revelations 2&3(Ephesus,Smy
rna,Laodicea,Philadelphia,etc)existed in
the old Turkey.
•The disciples were first called Christians
in Turkey(Antioch)
•Turkey once had the largest Christian
auditorium in Europe called Hagia
Sophia in Constantinople.
•Mary the mother of Jesus was taken to
Turkey by Apostle John and till date, her
room has become a tourist centre.
TURKEY TODAY
•Present day Turkey now has 96%
muslims&0.02% Christians(less than
130,000).
•The Hagia Sophia(once largest church
in Europe) was taken over by muslims
and converted to a mosque for over
400yrs and later used as an Islamic
Museum
WHY CHRISTIANITY COLLAPSED IN
TURKEY
•Emphasis on doctrinal differences
weakened the Turkish church.
•Rivalries amongst denominations
•Petty politics in church coupled with
ethnic biase
•The Turks were building big cathedrals
instead of building men.
HOW IT HAPPENED
•Osman Ghazi discovered the disunity
amongst Christians and used it to fight a
Jihad that led to a mass genocide of the
Armenians, the Hellen and Turks of that
day. Infact, the weapon of war used was
designed by a Turkish Christian.
•Many Christian women converted to
Islam to save their lives and some were
raped.
•Osman Ghazi started the Ottoman
empire which gave muslims political
post and made it a religion of the state.
IS NIGERIA HEADING THE WAY OF
TURKEY
•Virtually all the mistakes the church in
Turkey made, the Nigerian church has
made it.
•We are building Cathedrals at the
expense of discipling men.
•Disunity amongst churches
•Ethnicity in the church
•Denominational rivalry, etc.
•Sharp division along doctrinal lines
MORE FACTS
•The spiritual foundation of Turkey is
stronger than that of Nigeria and
Christianity existed for over 1000yrs in
Turkey unlike ours which is just 172yrs
but Islam Radicalism uprooted it. If it
can happen in Turkey, it can also
happen IF we are not careful.
•The menace of Boko Haram has
destroyed a lot of churches in the north
and it may take another 200yrs to
evangelise Borno state alone.
•There is a secret agenda to Islamize
Nigeria & other African nations as
contained in Abuja declaration of 1989.
DON'T SAY IT CAN'T HAPPEN HERE, IF
WE DON'T RIGHT OUR WRONGS AS A
CHURCH.
SOLUTION
•HEART-FELT Intercession
•Aggressive evangelism- the terrorist
reached out to the youths in the norths
first and gave them AK-47 and bombs, if
we had reached out to them on time,
they'll be carrying BIBLES today.
•Mission support:-God is holding the
church responsible for Boko Haram, yet
we are blaming the governement.If we
had supported missions and
missionaries, we would have those
insurgents to Christ long ago.
•Unity of the church is key in winning
this battle. The last but not the least
christians should be actively involve in
politics. Enough of these muslims
political office holder with islamic
agenda
ARISE CHURCH & LETS DO THE NEEDFUL
Nwunye Okeke
Wahoo!!! Nwunye Okeke that's a very good analysis you gave. Thank you for such an excellent comparison, God bless you and may God have mercy on Nigeria. AMEN!!!
DeleteLong but filled with facts
DeleteNwunye okeke God bless u for this write up. May God ve mercy on Nigeria.
DeleteWow!
DeleteNwunye Okeke, you have said it all.
What a wonderful writeup from you.
God bless you for this.
This is a wake up call fellow Christians.
God help us.
Wow!
DeleteWhat à mesmerizing read!
Oh my God!this is scary!i paused and said a prayer for nigeria while reading this.hmmm!
DeleteChristians need to unite,if it means going to war physically against these sect,then fine,cos they are determined and d irony is dat some of their sponsors are politicians(mayb Christians inclusive) who are doing this ignorantly for their political interest,meanwhile boko is driving to achieve a deeper result which is taking over nigeria!its a win win for them.
God pls.hear us!
God help us
ReplyDeleteHmmmmmmmmmmmmm more thieves 2 d street!!
ReplyDeleteHmmmm, help Nigeria oh Lord..
ReplyDeleteNde allah-ko-ba, dey don start.
ReplyDeleteDey love war,
And dey are bunch of cowards cos dey target d defence-less.
Dunno y ppl are still staying in d north esp d none indigenes.
If ppl leave dey wld turn against demselves gradually n wipe demself out.
Islam is a religion of voilence(4m d mouth of a former muslim), no mercy( d iraqi lady wu wrote her mother b4 she was hanged), anger(my neibos) and aggression(wen dey preach wit d bible, somtin a xtian cannot try), dis is nt only a BH tin oo eg ISIS.
Dey shld keep recruiting, no matter how big a blanket is, it can never av pockets, their doom is near.
Na wao
ReplyDeleteWhen they succeed in finally making Nigeria an islamic state,i will gladly convert to Islam
God please come to our aid pls father we need your help now oh Lord.
ReplyDeleteSee Prison Break, Season Wetin we go call these ones? May God hlp my country Nigeria.
ReplyDeleteGod will deliver us from them.
ReplyDeletePlease let them inform the general public about these prison breaks so we can guard ourselves better! I just can't even begin to imagine..good for those that were jailed wrongly,but menn,the heavy unrepentant criminals? I shudder!!!!
ReplyDeleteThe thought of having those criminals on the street is so scary.
ReplyDeletea.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
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This is not gud at all i swear....
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***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***
d country sef na jail
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DeleteMono Babe u no well