Sentences with phrase «as boko haram»

People Committed to the Propagation of the Prophet's Teachings and Jihad (in Arabic language: Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal - Jihad), commonly known as Boko Haram, is an Islamist terrorist group that has spread terror and panic to the citizens of Nigeria with its violent attacks, abductions and killings (Maiangwa, 2013, pp.55 - 56).

However, there are at least three other groups who identify as Boko Haram.

Buratai, who was represented by the head of the counter-Insurgency Operations in the Northeast (Operation Lafiya Dole), Major General Ibrahim Attahiru, said, «Since my assumption in office in 2015, Nigerian Army under my leadership has been responding to security challenges across the nation, such as Boko Haram Insurgency, militancy, kidnapping among others.

He said: «Niger Delta environmental problems are as serious as the Boko Haram insurgency.

The docile nature of the President has allowed such an insignificant group of nuisances popularly known as Boko Haram to insult him, thereby insulting the whole nation, by asking him to resign.

The Senate on Thursday expressed grave concern at the incessant attacks by herdsmen across the country with a warning that, if the ugly trend was not nipped in the bud, it would turn out to be as deadly as Boko Haram insurgency.

Few years back, the Nigeria police due to the archaic policing standards foisted on Nigeria one of the most devastating threats to national security and indeed the corporate existence of Nigeria known as boko haram terrorism.

Insurgents Wednesday night dared the Nigerian security sides as Boko Haram detonated two bombs at a hospital in Molai area of Maiduguri in Borno state.

The arrested suspect was reported to have confessed to the Civilian JTF that he had acted as Boko Haram Leader, «Shekau» in some videos and was responsible for the death of his (Bashir's) mother, two sisters and brother apart from engaging in mass slaughter.

Some countries actually have laws that support the «society model» promoted by radical groups (such as Boko Haram, the Taliban, ISIS,...), and use them *.

Responding, the Theatre Commander Operation Lafiya Dole, Major General Rogers Nicholas told the team of experts that the security situation in the north east theatre is generally calm as the Boko Haram insurgents have been degraded.

The brewing crisis in Nigeria's Zamfara State has the potential to become as deadly as the Boko Haram conflict.

But now, as Boko Haram's numbers decrease, Nigerian residents are saying that the Nigerian military is resorting to the worst possible method of flushing out the remaining members.

The Archbishop of Jos, Most Rev Benjamin Kwashi, was speaking as Islamist extremists such as Boko Haram and Hausa Fulani herdsmen continue to attack Christians...

As groups such as Boko Haram and ISIS reached a peak between 2015 to 2017, genocide and persecution among Christians specifically has seen a new high.

It is in this context that heretical groups such as Boko Haram and the Islamic State flourish.

Eleanor Whitehead — The Economist: Anyone who believes millennials can't do serious journalism should check out Whitehead's excellent reporting on issues such as Boko Haram in her role as West Africa Correspondent.

Not exact matches

Regional wars and conflicts have cost Chinese enterprises massively in countries such as Libya, Ivory Coast and South Sudan, while investment in the oil industry is going to areas where extremist groups like Boko Haram are expanding.

At least four people were killed when Boko Haram suicide bombers attacked northeast Nigeria's biggest city, the emergency services said on Friday, as residents returned home.

By declaring and conducting jihad on their own, al - Qaeda, IS, Boko Haram, and other such groups act as heretical usurpers.

According to the prelate, the church attack has caused alarm among the local community, as the mainly Christian south of Nigeria has not suffered from the terror attacks carried out in the north by Boko Haram.

Any attempts at a rescue now are being compounded by the new power split that's occurring within Boko Haram, as well as hesitance in the government to take action because of distrust on both sides.

It amended the 1998 policy and added a category of «entities of particular concern» to cover non-government actors such as ISIS or Boko Haram, confimed that the international religious freedom ambassador - at - large reports directly to the secretary of state, and added a 90 - day deadline from the time the State Department issues its annual religious freedom report to the time it needs to present a new list of new CPCs.

Instead of diving into an explanation of problems — such as North Korea's religious prisoners, Boko Haram attacks in Nigeria, and the instability caused by Islamic extremism in the Middle East — Tillerson called out only ISIS.

Nigeria's social hostilities stem from Boko Haram, which attacked people in Cameroon, Niger, and Chad, as well as in Nigeria in 2015.

«Most prominent, and most harmful, obviously, has been the rise of international terrorist groups such as Daesh [ISIS, also known as ISIL], al - Qaida, al - Shabaab, Boko Haram.

And as organizations such as ISIS, Boko Haram, or al - Shabaab push out existing governmental structures, the lack of organized law enforcement leads to «minorities suffering at the hands of violent groups,» the report said.

This weekend, the radical Islamic group Boko Haram attacked a village in Nigeria as well as two refugee camps in the country, slaughtering at least 89 people.

Catholic bishops, among other religious leaders, see Buhari as «a man of integrity and decency who can fight corruption and Boko Haram,» John Bakeni, secretary of the Catholic diocese in Maiduguri, told RNS.

Yesterday's decision to officially label Boko Haram as a «foreign terrorist organization» drew strong praise from Christian Solidarity Worldwide and other observers of religious freedom in Nigeria.

The armed extremist group Boko Haram, which roughly translates to «Western Education is Sin,» claimed responsibility for these mass kidnappings and threatened to sell these young girls for as little as $ 12 into sex slavery or forced «marriages» to members of their group.

Establishing an «entities of particular concern» category — a companion to the «countries of particular concern» classification used for nearly 20 years by the State Department — for non-government actors, such as the Islamic State (IS) and the Nigerian terrorist organization Boko Haram.

«Islamic State, Boko Haram and other groups represent particular manifestations of a global phenomenon, and it is not clear what our broader global strategy is - particularly insofar as the military, political, economic and humanitarian demands interconnect.»

Several Boko Haram leaders were released as part of an agreement which was negotiated by the Swiss government and International Red Cross.

Fears have been raised that the schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram militants earlier this year are now being used as suicide bombers.

He named as threats Boko Haram, the Islamic State and Al - Qaeda.

Endeavour Forum is one of the few women's organisations which speaks out against the oppression of women under Islam — not just radical Islam as in ISIS and Boko Haram, but mainstream Islam which allows polygamy, child marriage, discrimination against women in divorce proceedings and inheritance laws.

As terrorist groups like ISIS and Boko Haram continue to gain power, there will be an increasing number of those around the world in need of new homes.

Olonisakin who revealed that the secret service of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) was among the issues discussed at the meeting also listed the Boko Haram crisis, clash between farmers and herdsmen and kidnapping as some the areas that were touched at the meeting.

Asked what she regarded as the government's major achievement, she said it was to improve security in the north - east where militant Islamist group Boko Haram has waged an insurgency since 2009.

As reprehensible as the armed Islamist group Boko Haram is, their actions can not totally obliterate NigeriAs reprehensible as the armed Islamist group Boko Haram is, their actions can not totally obliterate Nigerias the armed Islamist group Boko Haram is, their actions can not totally obliterate Nigeria.

He explained that, in an insurgent situation, «The civilian were caught between the devil and deep blue sea» at the heat of the crisis and as such, NSCDC is keying into the Operation Safe Corridor embarked upon by Nigerian Army in order to deradicalize the repentant Boko Haram terrorists.

Perhaps Boko Haram have, as he said, killed members of his family in Nigeria.

According to him, Idris Ibrahim Babawo, a top Boko Haram commander, is identified as number 156 in the Boko Haram wanted list.

He is tackling insecurity, and the rate of bombings and attacks have reduced, even as government has reclaimed territories taken over by Boko Haram.

Our money has been used to fund Boko Haram, a problem created by the Northerners in order to use it as conduit pipe to siphon the resources of Niger Delta.

The Nigerian youths have lauded the armed forces for effectively containing the Boko Haram terrorist violence in the North East, describingthe terrorist defeat as one that could only be possible through commitment and selfless service.

As part of efforts to address emerging cases of insurgency in the country, the Nigerian Military adopted a non-kinetic counter terrorism / counter insurgency approach code - named «Operation safe corridor», to de-radicalize, re-habilitate, and re-integrate willingly surrendered Boko - Haram members into the larger society.

Boko Haram simply lorded it over us as a people; hoisted flags everywhere; imposed taxes; ran parallel governments while the bulk of the resources meant for tackling terrorism went into private bank accounts through the conduit of PDP's campaign offices and gladiators.

He assured the audience and people in the Lake Chad Basin Commission countries of the determination of the MNJTF in conjunction with national forces to deal decisively with Boko Haram terrorism, as Operation Anmi Fakat continues.