Boko Haram Leader Issues New Threat

The head of Nigerian militant group Boko Haram has threatened to disrupt the country's elections, which were already postponed until next month because of violence. In a new video posted online late Tuesday, Boko Haram chief Abubakar Shekau said that even if clashes cost his fighters their lives, Allah will not allow the elections to proceed. The militant group has repeatedly warned Nigerians not to vote in the presidential and parliamentary elections, now set for March 28. The...

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