Essay On Boko Haram

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To what extent can Boko Haram be considered a terrorist or freedom fighter group?

Boko Haram a Nigerian terrorist organisation, that protests against western education in Northern Nigeria and venturing into many other North African countries. It is considered to be a freedom fighter group by only the most extreme of Muslims, as they believe that Western Culture is a sin. The International Criminal Court established in Netherlands has accused Boko Haram of acts against humanity. Could what Boko Haram be doing be ‘legal’ in terms of their religion, they are extreme Muslims and are firm in their beliefs. Islam is a very powerful religion and is controlled by Allah (god). Doing what Boko Haram has done, for them it feels right and they serving the one and only.

Bok Haram was founded in 2001, with the purpose of establishing a pure Islamic state, ruled by Sharia Law. Its goal is to put a stop to Western Culture in Nigeria, Niger and Cameroon. Boko Haram is known for attacking Christians and bombing churches, violent riots, attacking schools and police stations, kidnapping western tourists. The current known leaders are: Abubakar Shekau, Dan Hajia, Abba, Abatcha Flatari, Momodu Bama and Mohammed Yusuf. They have also been linked with Al Qaeda and Ansaru. Boko Haram uses child soldiers some as young as twelve years old, which is a crime against humanity. On November 13 2013, United States of America declared Boko Haram a terrorist organisation. The terrorist group mainly attacks schools teaching English and Western education, they burn the school with the students inside or only kill the teacher

Boko Haram activity, the group targets anything that involves Western civilization. Their attacks on schools often end up with a hig...

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...un fight with Nigerian officials who have been well equipped by their government, because of the growing concern.
Boko Haram has recently been in international news including South Africa. The most recent of attacks was on a church where Attackers armed with heavy ammunition and explosives killed twenty-two people in a northeast Nigerian city. They set off many bombs and fired shots into the masses during the attack on the church in Waga Chakawa in Adamawa, before burning residents houses and taking hostages during a four-hour bloody siege. Boko Haram wants to impose sharia law, and wants to split Nigeria equally between Christians and Muslims, Boko Haram has killed thousands of people over the past four-and-a-half years, and is considered one of the biggest security risk in the largest oil producer in Africa and second largest economy in Africa after South Africa.

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