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| Africa Subsaharan |
| Governments must tackle root of terrorism or Boko Haram 'will regroup elsewhere' |
| 2016-01-30 |
| [IBTIMES.CO.UK] As the deadly insurgency carried out by terror 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... continues to wreak havoc in north-eastern Nigeria and neighbouring countries, IBTimes UK speaks with a Nigerian barrister and philantropist, who is calling on governments to expand deradicalisation and reintegration programs to effectively tackle terrorism. Lawyer Zannah Bukar Mustapha is based in Maiduguri, capital of the restive Borno state, Boko Haram's birthplace. The terror group has killed thousands of people since 2009 and has become famous worldwide for its widespread practice of kidnapping civilians who are then trained to become fighters, forced to become sex slaves, or used in suicide kaboom missions. Due to deteriorating security conditions, hundreds of thousands of children have dropped out of school in north-eastern Nigeria, where several educational buildings have closed down following terror attacks targeting public places. Children who are out of school often happen to be their family's breadwinners as their parents have been killed by the insurgency. This -- coupled with lack of jobs and infrastructure -- enhances the possibility of children being recruited by Boko Haram, who promises money in exchange for work, creating a cycle difficult to break. |
| Posted by:Fred |