Angered by devilish act of Boko haram sect in Nigeria Capable West African leaders on Saturday have unanimously agreed to work together to wage 'total war' in bringing to an extinction all the activities of Boko Haram, saying- the Nigerian Islamist group had become a regional al Qaeda that threatened all of them.
As a result,Nigeria's neighbors Chad, Cameroon, Niger and Benin, and Western officials, met in Paris to flesh out a plan enabling them for the first time to share intelligence, coordinate action and monitor borders.
Although Boko Haram has been fighting for five years, carrying out bombings and attacks on civilians and the security forces, the kidnapping last month of more than 200 girls from a school in the northeast has focused world attention on them.
'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,' Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan told a news conference in Paris following the meeting.
'We have shown our commitment for a regional approach. Without West African countries coming together we will not be able to crush these terrorists,' he said.
The countries have in unison agreed to launch coordinated patrols and rescue operations, share intelligence, put in place a mechanism to prevent weapons' smuggling and monitor borders.
in case you didn't know,Suspected Boko Haram rebels also attacked a Chinese work site in northern Cameroon on Friday, killing at least one Cameroonian soldier, and at least 10 people are believed to have been kidnapped, the regional governor said.
so the question now is how soon are they going to carry this out?......send your comments and views using the space below;
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