Goodluck Jonathan vows to crush Boko Haram
Following the deadly attacks by the radical group the president declared a state of emergency in Nigeria.
Published On 1 Jan 2012
Nigeria’s President has declared a state of emergency after a series of attacks by Boko Haram.
Goodluck Jonathan vowed to crush the group as he visited the victims of a Christmas Day church bombing that left 37 people dead.
It will mean the closure of the country’s borders with Niger, Cameroon, and Chad.
Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Idris reports from Abuja.
Source: Al Jazeera