Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Nigeria: Boko Haram, Jama'atu Ansaru declared terrorist organizations

Nigeria has formally declared the Boko Haram Islamist sect and Jama'atu Ansaru, its suspected offshoot, "terrorist" groups and issued a law to ban them, a presidential statement said on Tuesday.

"President Goodluck Jonathan has formally approved the proscription of Boko Haram and authorized the gazetting of an order declaring the group's activities illegal and acts of terrorism," said the statement from his office.

The ban "affects both Boko Haram (Jamaatu Ahlis-Sunna Liddaawati Wal

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