Boko Haram pledges allegiance to ISIS

Maiduguri — Boko Haram group, newly weakened
by a multinational force that has dislodged it
from a score of northeastern towns, reportedly
pledged formal allegiance to the Islamic State
group.
The pledge to IS came in an Arabic audio
message with English subtitles alleged to have
come from Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau
and posted Saturday on Twitter, according to the
SITE Intelligence monitoring service.
"We announce our allegiance to the Caliph of the
Muslims ... and will hear and obey in times of
difficulty and prosperity, in hardship and ease,
and to endure being discriminated against, and
not to dispute about rule with those in power,
except in case of evident infidelity regarding that
which there is a proof from Allah," said the
message. IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has
declared himself the caliph...........God help Nigeria