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| Africa Subsaharan |
| Cameroon: Fears in Cameroon of Boko Haram Recruitment |
| 2014-04-20 |
| [ALLAFRICA] Nigeria's Death Eater Islamist group Boko Haram ... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality... are believed to be actively recruiting fighters across the border in Cameroon's Far North Region, according to residents and local government officials. More than 100 suspected Boko Haram fighters and preachers (the latter presumed to have links with the group), have been tossed in the slammer Drop the gat, Rocky, or you're a dead 'un! in Far North Region since 2012, but many have been released due to lack of evidence, according to a local security official. "There are many Moslem brothers coming from Nigeria with the aim of preaching to the youths. The government has warned against this practice, but they still reach out to the young people because they make them promises and give them money," said Ibrahim Haman, an Islamic preacher and elder in Mora District in the Far North. Residents of Mayo-Sava area in Far North Region say that unidentified preachers are secretly reaching out to youths in their locality. Haman pointed out that some youths have managed to escape the sect after being recruited, but many others have not returned. "Boko Haram is considered here as just another religious group, and it is not difficult to be a member if you want to. Young people from here have been induced into joining Boko Haram," he said. |
| Posted by:Fred |