Represented by President Teodoro Obiang
Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea, and President Dennis
Sassou-N'Guesso of Congo, the Community also promised to lend both
financial and logistics support for the fight against terrorism in
Africa.
These came to light when the two leaders held a closed door meeting with President Mahama at the Peduase, in the Eastern Region.
The two visiting Presidents are representatives of the ECCAS, which includes Chad, and Cameroon.
At their last meeting in Yaounde,
Cameroon, the Heads of State and Government of ECCAS expressed
appreciation to the African Union for the deployment of the
Multinational Joint Force against Boko Haram.
They also mandated the Presidents of
Congo and Equatorial Guinea to discuss further strategies and common
issues with the Chair of the ECOWAS Authority.
Their meeting was, therefore, to cement
on-going discussions and throw their support behind Nigeria and West
Africa, as a whole, in the fight against the atrocities in Northern
Nigeria.
President John Mahama thanked them for
their support and gave the assurance that they would work hand in hand
with other collaborators to subdue the inhuman practice in Northern
Nigeria and beyond.
The two leaders have since returned to their respective countries.
Founded in 2002, Boko Haram’s official
name is Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal-Jihad, which in Arabic
means "People Committed to the Propagation of the Prophet's Teachings
and Jihad".
However, according to a BBC article, the
residents in the north-eastern city of Maiduguri, where the group had
its headquarters, named it Boko Haram.
The group has used series of bombings,
assassinations, abductions, and currently guerilla tactics in its bid to
overthrow the Nigerian Government and create an Islamic State.
Several thousands of people have reportedly been massacred since the group started its military operation in 2009.Last year, it declared the areas it controls as a caliphate.
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