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Nigeria: Jonathan Clamps Down On Terrorist Groups, Proscribes Boko Haram, Ansaru
Vanguard, 4 June 2013
President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the proscription of Boko Haram and authorized the gazetting of an order declaring the group's activities illegal and acts of terrorism. Read more »
Nigeria Labels Insurgents as 'Terrorist Groups'
After almost a year of hesitation, President Goodluck Jonathan has formally declared the Boko Haram sect a terrorist organisation and banned its activities.
InFocus
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The Government says the classification of Boko Haram as a terrorist group will have far reaching implications on ordinary Nigerians. Read more »
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The U.S. has named Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau, along with two others - Abubakar Adam Kambar, and Khalid al-Barnawi - as 'Specially Designated Global Terrorists'. Read more »
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One of the greatest challenges President Goodluck Jonathan's administration faces is the growing insecurity across the country. Nigerians are said to now be living in perpetual fear of falling victim to the spate of bombings, assassinations, kidnappings and other acts of terrorism in the country. Read more »
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The U.S. State Department is debating the idea of naming the Nigerian militant group Boko Haram a "foreign terrorist organization" despite entreaties from lawmakers and the Justice Department to do so. Read more »
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The Ambassador to the U.S. has faulted the warning by a U.S. scholar that President Barack Obama's administration should not support Nigeria's war on terror. Read more »
