Boko Haram has no Al-Qaeda links - US
The United States Government has said that Boko Haram is not affiliated to the global terrorist organization, Al Qaeda. President Goodluck Jonathan had during the France security summit on the menace of the insurgent group on Saturday, described the Boko Haram, as the “al Qaeda of West Africa.” The US said although terrorists groups around the world are known to have links, it cautioned that the sect should be treated as its “own terrorist group.” A statement by the US Consulate General in Lagos on Monday quoted the US Under Secretary of