The United States on Thursday named three alleged leaders of the Nigerian militant group Boko Haram as "foreign terrorists," the first time it has blacklisted members of the Islamist group blamed for attacks across Africa's most populous nation.

The State Department identified the three as Abubakar
Shekau, calling him the "most visible" leader of the group, and
Abubakar Adam Kambar and Khalid al-Barnawi, who it said were
tied both to Boko Haram and to al Qaeda's north African wing.

"These designations demonstrate the United States' resolve
in diminishing the capacity of Boko Haram to execute violent
attacks," it said, saying that Boko Haram or associated
militants were responsible for more than 1,000 deaths in the
past 18 months.

The action by the State and Treasury Departments, first
reported by Reuters on Wednesday, followed growing pressure on the Obama administration to take stronger action against Boko
Haram, which has stepped up attacks on Christian places of
worship this year in its drive to establish an Islamic caliphate
in northern Nigeria.

U.S. officials say the decision to list individual Boko
Haram members, rather than apply the more sweeping "Foreign
Terrorist Organization" label to the group as a whole as some
U.S. lawmakers have demanded, reflected a desire not to elevate
the group's profile.

"We took this measure to designate these three because they
are clearly kingpins of Boko Haram and clearly all of them have
advocated terrorism as a weapon," State Department spokeswoman
Victoria Nuland told a news briefing.

"We're continuing to look at the question of a broader
designation."

Source: http://nigeriantrends..com/2012/06/us-adds-boko-haram-members-to-terrorist.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-rt-usa-militantsbokoharam-update-1l1e8hliof-20120621,0,373622.story?page=2

with them doing that will the bombings stop?

torkaka: with them doing that will the bombings stop?

At least it is a step to victory.

All of Northern Nigeria should be on that Terrorist list.

The North has always been a terrorist haven even before Boko Haram was created.

Does anyone know the implications of this move by the USA? Does this mean they'll hunt down the fuc/kers like thay did with poor osama ?

Ok, we'll have drones flying all over the north or what?