{"id":81492,"date":"2015-01-12T11:26:18","date_gmt":"2015-01-12T11:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=81492"},"modified":"2015-01-12T11:26:18","modified_gmt":"2015-01-12T11:26:18","slug":"boko-haram-west-ignored-us-nigerian-archbishop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=81492","title":{"rendered":"Boko Haram: The West has ignored us &#8211; Nigerian Archbishop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The West have been accused of failing to help Nigeria and other West African nations to halt the deadly operations of Islamist militant group, Boko Haram.<\/p>\n<p>The Catholic Archbishop of Jos in central Nigeria, Ignatius Kaigama said the same commitment and solidarity which was shown to France following the terrorist attacks which claimed 17 lives must be shown to Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, some 23 persons were killed by three female suicide bombers, including a 10-year-old.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Coleman_BeatingBokoHaram.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-81510\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Coleman_BeatingBokoHaram.jpg\" alt=\"Coleman_BeatingBokoHaram\" width=\"800\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Coleman_BeatingBokoHaram.jpg 800w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Coleman_BeatingBokoHaram-300x195.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Amnesty International also reported that <a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2015\/01\/11\/over-2000-killed-by-boko-haram-amnesty-international\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong>Boko Haram has killed over 2,000 civilians in Baga<\/strong> <\/span><\/a>and its surrounding towns.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Amnesty International said: \u201cThis marks a disturbing and bloody escalation of Boko Haram\u2019s ongoing onslaught against the civilian population\u201d while urging Boko Haram \u201cto stop the senseless killing of civilians and called on the Nigerian government to take measures to protect its citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Archbishop Kaigama pointed out that Nigeria\u2019s military does not have the capacity to win the fight against Boko Haram.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/74690446_74690445.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-81508\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/74690446_74690445.jpg\" alt=\"_74690446_74690445\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/74690446_74690445.jpg 624w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/74690446_74690445-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He is quoted by the BBC as saying, &#8220;it is a monumental tragedy. It has saddened all of Nigeria. But&#8230; we seem to be helpless. Because if we could stop Boko Haram, we would have done it right away. But they continue to attack, and kill and capture territories&#8230; with such impunity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to him, Nigeria is in dire need of support from the West to protect citizens from the threats of Boko Haram.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By: citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The West have been accused of failing to help Nigeria and other West African nations to halt the deadly operations of Islamist militant group, Boko Haram. 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