Emergency declared in Nigeria

May 15, 2013 02:55

Admitting Islamic extremists now control some of his nation's villages and towns, Nigeria's president has declared a state of emergency across in the nation's troubled northeast, promising to send more troops to fight what is now an open rebellion.

President Goodluck Jonathan, speaking live across state radio and television networks, also warned that any building suspected to house Islamic extremists would be torn down in what he described as the "war" now facing Africa's most populous nation. However, it remains unclear what the emergency powers will do to halt the violence, as a similar effort failed to stop the bloodshed.

"It would appear that there is a systematic effort by insurgents and terrorists to destabilise the Nigerian state and test our collective resolve," Jonathan said.

Since 2010, more than 1,600 people have been killed in attacks by Islamic insurgents, according to an Associated Press count.

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