"The militant Muslim group Boko Haram, which is fighting for sharia rule in country’s mainly Muslim north, claimed responsibility for blasts that struck eight government buildings on Jan. 20 killing at least 165 people, its spokesman, Abu Qaqa, said by phone. Another 11 people were killed when suspected Islamist gunmen attacked a bank, a police station and a hotel in the northeastern town of Tawafa Balewa today, police said."