Agence France-PresseJune 4, 2013 18:17
Nigeria has formally declared the Boko Haram Islamist sect and Ansaru, its suspected offshot, "terrorist" groups and issued a law to ban them, a presidential statement said on Tuesday.
"President Goodluck Jonathan has formally approved the proscription of Boko Haram and authorised the gazetting of an order declaring the group's activities illegal and acts of terrorism," said the statement from his office.
The ban "affects both Boko Haram (Jamaatu Ahlis-Sunna Liddaawati Wal Jihad) and another group - Jama'atu Ansarul Muslimina Fi Biladis Sudan", it said.
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