`` This is a time for all Islamist to stand united , '' the U.S. State Department says . A military task force arrests hundreds suspected Boko Haram members , sources say . Police report seizing 158 of explosives hidden in soft drink cans . Boko Haram , an Nigerians 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 . Police report seizing hundreds of explosives hidden in soft drink cans . Boko Haram , an Islamist group , says it carried out recent attacks , a newspaper says .