Boko Haram Is West Africa's Al-Qaeda, Says Nigerian President

Publisher:
Wochit
Publication Date:
17 May 2014
Tags:
Nigeria

West African leaders on Saturday agreed to work together to wage "total war" on Boko Haram saying the Nigerian Islamist group had become a regional al Qaeda that threatened all of them. At a news conference in Paris following the meeting, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said "Boko Haram is no longer a local terrorist group, it is operating clearly as an al Qaeda operation, it is an al Qaeda of West Africa. We have shown our commitment for a regional approach.

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