They declined to be quoted by name for security reasons . `` This is a time for all Nigerians to stand united , '' the U.S. State Department says . A military task force arrests 158 suspected Boko Haram members , sources say . TL;DR The Nigerian government has arrested more than 150 people in raids on several cities and towns across the country, including some of its most prominent Islamist leaders. Boko Haram , an Islamist group , says it carried out recent attacks , a newspaper says .
`` This is a time for all Nigerians to stand united , '' the U.S. State Department says . A military task force arrests 158 suspected Boko Haram members , sources say . TL;DR The Nigerian government has arrested more than 150 people in raids on several cities and towns across the country, including some of its most prominent Islamist leaders. Boko Haram , an Islamist group , says it carried out recent attacks , a newspaper says .