#BBB NEWS| Boko Haram Threatens To Kill Nigerian Journalist

Abuja, Nigeria, July 15, 2015-The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Nigerian authorities to ensure the safety of a Nigerian journalist who received a death threat from a suspected member of the Islamist militant sect Boko Haram. Adeola Akinremi, the features editor of the independent daily ThisDay in Lagos state, told CPJ about the threat earlier this month.

Akinremi told CPJ he received an email on May 10 from an individual who said he was Abu Musab Abul-Barnawi. In a January 2015 YouTube video, a man identifies himself as Abul-Barnawi and says he is a spokesman for Boko Haram, according to news reports.

CPJ reviewed the email, which threatened Akinremi in connection with an opinion article the journalist wrote on May 8. "You are now a walking dead and a prey to the Lions of Islam from the bullet of a passing car or a nearby rooftop," part of the email read. "We will get you."