Leader of the delegation, Rear Admiral Anwarul Islam, pointed out that the dramatic way in which the Nigerian military routed the erstwhile deadly Boko Haram in the last one year was worthy of commendation.
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“Those Boko Haram terrorists commanders confirmed dead include Abubakar Mubi, Malam Nuhu and Malam Hamman, amongst others”.
PR Nigeria, an agency that distributes government news, released a video purportedly showing “declassified footage of the air operation”. The global militant organisation announced a new leader for what it described as its West African operations this month – an account that Abubakar Shekau appeared to contradict in a later video message..
Barnawi’s appointment was contained in a magazine issued by the Islamic State group, to which Boko Haram pledged allegiance in March previous year.
Kerry said Buhari had made “a strong start at all levels of government” since taking office in May 2015, without referring specifically to rights abuses.
There have been recent signs of rifts between at least parts of Boko Haram and Islamic State.
” We advice him to go and read the history of the emergence of Boko Haram so that he will be saved from going before his fellow lawyers and engaging in this macabre dance” he said.
The much-needed support from the United States comes as Nigeria is heading into a likely recession and is wrestling with a growing humanitarian crisis in the north.
Kerry told his audience at a press conference, “Building public trust in government also requires cooperation from law enforcement and the military”.
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Earlier this month the USA government pledged $37 million (33 million euros) in aid for victims of Boko Haram as fears of a starvation mounted in the violence-ravaged Lake Chad region. “Towns and villages are in ruins and communities have no access to basic services”, UNICEF said in a report. Boko Haram has been blamed for some 20,000 deaths and displacing of more than 2.6 million people in Nigeria since 2009. Islamic caliphate and administering sharia punishments…
