Boko Haram is considered a major potential terrorist threat affecting, Nigeria and other countries. Not only Nigerian assessment, U.S officials believer it is potentially allied with AI qaeda.U.S Africa command (AFRICOM) commander general carter F Harm sated in September 2011 that three African terrorist groups such Shabab of Somalia, Al qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb across the Sahel region, and Boko Haram- “have very explicitly and publicly voiced an intent to target westerners, and the U.S specifically” and that he was concerned
with the voiced intent of the three organizations to more closely collaborate and synchronize their efforts.
General ham reiterated his concern after the Christmas day 2011 bombings of churches in Nigeria “ I remain greatly concerned about their stated intent to connect with Ai Qaeda in the land of the Islamic Maghreb”
Furthermore, the U.S house of representation subcommittee on counter terrorism and intelligence urged the Obama administration and U.S intelligence community in November 2011 to focus an Boko Haram as a potential threat to united state territory
At home, Nigeria’s formal national security, adviser, general Owoye Andrew Azazi, has been working with other Africa governments, European and middle eastern governments and the U.S government to built cooperation against Boko Haram. he participated in a cia conference at about the same time. after the Christmas 2011 bombings carried out by Boko Haram, president arrack Obamas office issued a statement that confirmed that the US AND Nigeria were cooperating at a senior level against the terrorist group called Boko Haram.
Currently, in March 2012, it was reported that book Harm had taken a strategy to simulate convoys of high profile Nigerian to access target buildings that are secured with fortifications
It was also gathered that Boko Harm uses internet to propagate its activities and enhance its radicalization and circulation of extremist ideologies Boko Haram is reportedly planning to realty increase its following in many states. Talk of Naija reported that Boko Haram has been involved in a recruitment drive, and they are allegedly treating Muslims between ages of 17 and 30, and have also been recruiting freed prisoners through prison breaks
Groups sources of funding
In February 2012, recently arrested officials revealed that ‘ while the organization initially levied on donations from members, its links with Ai Qaeda in the Islamic Magherb, AQIM, opened it up to more funding from groups in Saudi Arrabia and U.K it also includes the Al mnutada trust fund and the Islamic world society. A spokesman of book Harma also claimed that Kano state governor Ibrahim Shekarau and Banchi state governors ISA Yaguda had been paying the Boko Haram members monthly
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