The Boko Haram sect has been named
as the 7th richest terror gang in the world. Abubakar Shekau's Boko Haram
sect is rich The question of who are the real
sponsors of the dreaded terrorist gang in Nigeria, Boko Haram, » will not go
away in a hurry as a recent report has been
placed the Islamiist insurgents as the
7th wealthiest terrorist organization in the world.
According to the report in the current edition of The Richest has it that the terror group is so rich thatit will be difficult for the country to
dislodge them » as they have lots of rich and powerful sponsors, coupled with money they receive as ransom for people they kidnap between 2006 and 2011. The report put the it this way: «The
Boko Haram are a Nigerian terrorist group who fight to overthrow the Nigerian government in order to implement an Islamist regime. They are ranked in 7th position of the richest terror gangs in the world. «They have
bombed UN headquarters and most recentlyabducted
over 200 Nigerian school girls in defence of their namesake, “Western Education
is Sin”. » «Since they’ve remained off the radar since their recent attacks, it’s unclear just how much money they make from their numerous kidnappings and the subsequent ransoms they procure. «It has been determined, however, that
between 2006-2011, they collected over
$70 million. Apart from these monies, they get millions of dollars from their various sponsors within and outside Nigeria. The only groups
richer than the Boko Haram are: 1. The first
on the list is the Islamic State in Iraq and
Syria (ISIS), with the so-to-say financial benefit received from looted weapons and bank robberies corresponding $2 billion. 2. It is followed by
Irish Republican Army (IRA) with over $450 million procured through money laundering. 3. The Taliban of Afghanistanoccupies the third place with the sum of $400 million received every year by means of expansive drug trade, human trafficking, extortion, plus donations from foreign organisations that support.
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