The notorious terror group called Boko Haram will be the topic of a joint hearing to be held on Wednesday, Nov. 13. U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) will chair the hearing on an organization dedicated to terrorism, and why the group should be declared a foreign terrorist organization.
“Boko Haram, even given the breakaway group known as Ansaru, clearly is an organization dedicated to terrorizing Nigerians and now even foreigners,” Chairman Smith said. “The group should be declared a Foreign Terrorist organization as they fit the entire definition, and our hearing is intended to demonstrate why this declaration has become imperative for our government to confirm.”
WHAT: Joint congressional hearing of both the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations, and the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade. Entitled “The Continuing Threat of Boko Haram,” the joint hearing will feature key Administration and human rights organizations witnesses.
WHO:
- Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Department of State
- Emmanuel Ogebe, Managing Partner, U.S.-Nigeria Law Group
- Khalid Aliyu, Secretary General, Jama’atu Nasril Islam (via videoconference)
- Habila Adamu, survivor of violence by Boko Haram
- Jacob Zenn, Research Analyst, The Jamestown Foundation
WHEN: Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 1 p.m.
WHERE: Room 2200 in the Rayburn House Office Building (second floor).
