...an adherent of takfir wal hijra, an offshoot of Salafism that regards everybody who doesn't agree with them as apostates who must be killed...
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...
murderous Moslem group, which is based in Nigeria.
According to the draft resolution, which was obtained by AP on Thursday, the 15-member UN Security Council will provide financial aid, equipment, troops and intelligence "for the successful deployment of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF)" to "create a safe and secure environment in the areas affected by the activities of Boko Haram."
The text also calls for the immediate release of anyone kidnapped by Boko Haram, described as "one of the most serious threats to international peace and security."
The resolution is expected to be approved as early as next week, one of the Council members, Chad, said.
UN Secretary General
the ephemeral Ban Ki-moon... of whom it can be said to his credit that he is not Kofi Annan...
(pictured below) is to establish a trust fund to receive contributions from the international community to help the regional force ahead of a UN-backed benefactor conference scheduled for next month.