Jonathan •West African leaders declare war on sect at Paris summit, 12,000 Nigerians has been killed



 

At the regional security summit held in France, PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has disclosed that the war against terror has blown into a full scale war, which has now taken the lives of about 12,000 peopleJonathan and his contemporaries in Chad, Cameroon, Niger and Benin Republics declared a “total war” on the terrorist sect, including Ansaru, noting that it had become a regional al-Qaeda that threatened the entire West African region.
According to Jonathan, “Boko Haram is no longer a local terrorist group; it is operating clearly as an al-Qaeda operation. It is an al-Qaeda of West Africa,” even as Hollande stated that Boko Haram was a threat to West and Central Africa.
“Boko Haram is a major threat for all of western Africa and now Central Africa with proven links to al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and other terrorist organisations,” Hollande said, just as the President of Chad, Idriss Deby, noted that neighbouring countries to Nigeria were ready to wage war against Boko Haram as fears mount the group will spread beyond its borders and destabilise the wider region.
‘12,000 Nigerians have been killed by sect’
Preisdent Jonathan said: “Since 2009, we have had to contend with many attacks and killings, which have now developed into a full-scale war targeting the stability and integrity of our Nation. Boko Haram has launched a vicious guerrilla-style campaign against the government and the people of Nigeria. 
“It has attacked schools, slaughtered students in their dormitories, destroyed villages, communities and government infrastructure and has wreaked havoc on the economic and social life of our people.
“This unconventional war has so far claimed over 12,000 lives, with more than 8, 000 persons injured or maimed, not to mention the displacement of thousands of innocent Nigerians.
“We have developed intelligence, which indicates clearly that global terrorist networks are deeply involved in the recent activities of Boko Haram, which has now turned into an integral part of the Al Qaeda network as the West African Branch. 
“At the international level, we should take concrete steps to designate the Al-Qaeda in West Africa, alias Boko Haram, as a Terrorist Organisation on the basis of the Proscription Order that my government has already imposed on the organisation,” Jonathan said.

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