Thousands of people marched in Niger’s capital on Tuesday to protest at Boko Haram Islamists who have launched deadly raids in the country from their base in neighbouring Nigeria.

Prime Minister Brigi Rafini led the demonstrators who marched under a heavy police presence, with snipers posted on roofs of buildings along the protest route, including parliament.

“Boko Haram is itself haram (forbidden),” read one sign, referring to the name of the jihadist group, which roughly translates as “Western education is forbidden.”

The Boko Haram fighters have “nothing Islamic, nothing Muslim about them,” Rafini told AFP at the head of the procession.
Muslims in Niger who were previously “troubled, waiting to see, are now free to say no to Boko Haram,” he added.

“All united against Boko Haram,” read a banner at the march, called by the ruling party with support from trade unions, religious bodies, student associations and non-governmental organisations.

“Our army, our pride,” read another of the many signs — sometimes daubed in the green, white and orange national colours — after Niger’s troops recently joined a regional fight against the brutal sect.

If “someone asks me to take up a weapon, I’m ready for combat,” said 18-year-old Jaafar Ousmane, an enthusiastic student union official, who said that those he represented were “100 percent” behind the security forces.

Boko Haram has waged an insurgency aiming to create a hardline Islamic state in northeast Nigeria since 2009, a conflict that has claimed some 13,000 lives.

In recent months it has extended its raids into neighbouring countries, including Cameroon, Niger and Chad, as they formed a military alliance with Nigeria to combat the jihadists.

Police said on Monday that they had arrested more than 160 people suspected of having links to Boko Haram in Niger’s Diffa region, a border area with Nigeria that was attacked by the Islamists earlier this month.

Boko Haram first struck in Niger three days before parliament on February 9 authorised the army to enter Nigeria to take part in the regional struggle. Some 3,000 troops are posted along the frontier.

Some at the Niamey march voiced fear of Boko Haram insurgents who might have sneaked into the city. “All we hope for is that this ends well, that there are no infiltrators,” a wary local journalist said.

“Boko Haram scares me. We want peace,” said Seydou Zamo, 45, a photographer who added that he shared concern that the armed group, known for suicide bombings, was in the capital.

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If they have done this since boko haram would have bin the thing of the past. Protest against the idealogy of those monster .that is how is done all of the world instead of blaming FG

that guy dey fear of sucide bomb...hahaha;livin in a society of sucide bombers...mehn dead smells...

that guy dey fear of sucide bomb...hahaha;livin in a society of sucide bombers...mehn dead smells...FTC

NO to BH

Politics in Nigeria has created serious problems even for our neighbours, As for me I can't see any easy solution to the Boko Haram menace, They are here and won't get out easily

NICE MOVE.. ALL THE MILITARY NEEDS FROM THEM IS THEIR PRAYER AND SUPPORT.
GOD BLESS NIGERIA!!

Nice move

Vock:
D

For dumb

Nice move

Just watching 28th march far away from Neptune..







O mehn! C viuwas..

Hope they marched with weapons and bomb-proof shields.

Unitedly we all must unite in d fight against this extremists, nothing else can win us d battle.
The world say no to terrorism

Obasanjo always talking out of point.
Last time he said BH needs jobs and education that's why they are killing.
What business do Bh have with NIGER?
Obasanjo always wana stay relevant when he knows he ain't.

Abeg fresh air till #2019

March them to hell

God will fight them personally

See what allah has coursed

Renounce your faith, allah is a bastard

Akon419:
If they have done this since boko haram would have bin the thing of the past. Protest against the idealogy of those monster .that is how is done all of the world instead of blaming FG

Does not work that way.

Boko does not listen, even to fellow Muslims.

Even if Northern leaders had done the needful....Boko would still be there...looking at them.

It has gone beyond conventional religion....it is a cult. And cult members do not listen to anyone but their controllers.

Fanatical religion/belief/groups.....dey never hear.

if na naija now..

GEJ till 2019

Hysmady:
For dumb

And the dumb is synonymous with you

If it is nigeria now they will pour venom on their president call me a clueless retard dunce as if they are better than him forgetting that terrorism is not a one man fight but a communal fight

I am pained because Nigeria can never be one.

manutdadex:
Thousands of people marched in Niger’s capital on Tuesday to protest at Boko Haram Islamists who have launched deadly raids in the country from their base in neighbouring Nigeria.

Prime Minister Brigi Rafini led the demonstrators who marched under a heavy police presence, with snipers posted on roofs of buildings along the protest route, including parliament.

“Boko Haram is itself haram (forbidden),” read one sign, referring to the name of the jihadist group, which roughly translates as “Western education is forbidden.”

The Boko Haram fighters have “nothing Islamic, nothing Muslim about them,” Rafini told AFP at the head of the procession.
Muslims in Niger who were previously “troubled, waiting to see, are now free to say no to Boko Haram,” he added.

“All united against Boko Haram,” read a banner at the march, called by the ruling party with support from trade unions, religious bodies, student associations and non-governmental organisations.

“Our army, our pride,” read another of the many signs.

If “someone asks me to take up a weapon, I’m ready for combat,” said 18-year-old Jaafar Ousmane, an enthusiastic student union official, who said that those he represented were “100 percent” behind the security forces.

Can any (our e-fighters) read the quote and say yes we can as a people stand together and fight this menace instead of using it as a campaign theme? Imagine Niger Unionists and opposition showing solidarity to their nation and their army, now look yourself in the mirror and tell yourself the truth are you not selfish? Are you really patriotic?

Now the real war against boko haram. there people standing up against them. nice 1

Wow

dy shud take d March to sambisa

Cc

In other countries people are against boko haram unlike here in Nigeria. Where people are against the army instead of boko haram.