The Federal Government filed an 11-count charge against the seven suspected leaders of the dreaded Boko Haram sect, to which they all pleaded not guilty when read out to them in the court
Browsing: Ansaru
Russia has delayed the process by placing a technical hold on the designations, but diplomats say it is simply to give Moscow more time to complete its review of the proposal made by Nigeria to the Security Council al Qaeda sanctions committee
The US on Wednesday through its Department of State designated Boko Haram and Ansaru as Foreign Terrorist Organisations
The US on Wednesday through its Department of State designated Boko Haram and Ansaru as Foreign Terrorist Organisations
The Nigerian security forces are struggling to contain the Boko Haram and Ansaru insurgencies now in their fourth year, while inter-ethnic and religious violence simmers in the Middle Belt. Expect an uptick in the Nigeria Security Tracker until Nigerian elections in 2015, as Nigeria remains on the brink
Ansaru’s internationalist tendency is likely the result of an al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb strategy to “shift” southwards by training new pan-West African groups like Movement for Unity and Jihad in West Africa and Ansaru, which I discussed in a recent article
The order, which has been gazetted as the Terrorism (Prevention) (Proscription Order) Notice 2013 and affects both Boko Haram (Jamaatu Ahlis-Sunna Liddaawati Wal Jihad) and another group, Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimina Fi Biladis Sudan, was approved by President Jonathan pursuant to Section 2 0f the Terrorism Prevention Act, 2011 (As Amended)
Addressing a joint press briefing with the visiting Lebanese President, Michel Sleiman, at the State House, Jonathan said he had briefed his visitor, promising to get to the root of it and recover their copses if truly dead
The video, released on YouTube, showed the corpses of some of the seven hostages
The statement by Ashton reads: “I am appalled by reports that a number of hostages, including citizens from Greece, Italy, the UK and Lebanon, have been killed by their kidnappers in Nigeria. I condemn all hostage taking, and all acts of terrorism and violence
The name of the British hostage, one of the seven that worked for Setraco Nigeria Limited, was given as Brendan Vaughan
The group said the seven hostages, made up of a Briton, a Greek, an Italian, one Filipino and three Lebanese, were killed as a result of attempted rescue operations by security agencies
The FCO advise against all but essential travel to: Kano State, Kaduna State, Jigwa State, Katsina State, Jos city, Riyom and Barkin Ladi Local Government Areas in Plateau State, Gombe State, Okene region of Kogi State, Mubi Town in Adamawa State and the area north of Mubi Town that borders Borno State, Non-riverine areas of Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers and Akwa Ibom States, Abia State, Kaduna City, Zaria City
Ansaru said the kidnapping was carried out in retaliation of the transgressions done to Islam by European nations
The group said it was going to keep attacking anyone hoping to help the Western powers
In a statement sent to journalists, the group said it “announces to the world, especially the French government, that it was responsible for the abduction.”
Britain said it suspects Ansaru was behind the killing of its national, Chris McManus, and an Italian, Franco Lamolinara