Boko Haram fighters attacked a military base and police barracks in Buni Yadi in Yobe state, killing at least 25 security personnel and 10 others, and setting fire to the base, the barracks, a courthouse, and the home of the district chief. Former president Olusegun Obasanjo met last week in Ogun state with Boko Haram contacts in an effort to negotiate the release of the kidnapped girls. Nigeria's air defense chief said the military will not attempt to rescue the girls by force as it would endanger their lives, but that it had another strategy. He also noted that some of the weapons recovered from Boko Haram insurgents are "very alien to the Nigerian Army."
Bill Roggio is a regular guest on the John Batchelor Show from Monday through Friday to discuss the war. Check John's site for the time. Click here to listen live online at WABC.
