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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 46 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives condemning the recent 

terrorist attacks in Nigeria that resulted in the deaths of over 2,000 

innocent persons and offering condolences to those personally affected 

by this cowardly act. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 22, 2015 

Ms. BROWN of Florida submitted the following resolution; which was referred 

to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives condemning the recent terrorist attacks in Nigeria that resulted in the deaths of over 2,000 innocent persons and 

offering condolences to those personally affected by this 

cowardly act. 

Whereas, on January 3, 2015, the armed radical terrorist 

group known as Boko Haram captured the town of Baga, 

Nigeria, and overran the Multi National Joint Task 

Force headquarters and army base in town and slaughtered over 2,000 people over a period of a few days. 

Whereas forces of Government of Nigeria resisted the terrorists who ‘‘attacked from all sides’’, for several hours, but 

eventually ‘‘joined civilians fleeing into the bush’’; 


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Whereas in the days following the assault, the terrorists 

forced Baga’s residents into the surrounding area villages; 

Whereas, on the evening of January 6, 2015, two local residents reported that the militants began to burn local 

buildings using petrol bombs and explosives, and according to survivors proceeded to kill those left; 

Whereas, according to Musa Bukar, head of the Kukawa 

local government area, all 16 villages in the local government area were razed as well, and their residents either 

killed or forced to flee; 

Whereas Baba Abba Hassan, the district head, added that 

‘‘hundreds of corpses still lay on the streets’’ of the town 

and that many women and children were among the victims, having been pursued into the bush by the militants; 

Whereas Baga and at least 16 other towns are thought to 

have been destroyed as over 35,000 people are reported 

to have been displaced, with many feared to have 

drowned while trying to cross Lake Chad and others 

trapped on islands in the lake; 

Whereas these terrorist attacks represent an assault on fundamental principles essential to a democratic society; 

Whereas the increase in attacks in Nigeria and throughout 

Africa remains of great concern; 

Whereas the United States and Africa share a longstanding 

cultural, political, and economic relationship that has 

greatly benefitted both nations; and 

Whereas the United States is committed to supporting Nigeria in this difficult time: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 


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1 (1) condemns the recent terrorist attacks in 

2 Baga, Nigeria, that resulted in the tragic loss of 

3 over 2,000 innocent lives; 

4 (2) extends its deepest sympathies to all those 

5 affected by this tragedy; 

6 (3) supports the efforts of the Government of 

7 Nigeria to ensure that all of those individuals who 

8 committed or supported these heinous attacks are 

9 brought to justice; 

10 (4) recognizes the growing threat posed by rad11 ical terrorist groups worldwide and reaffirms the 

12 commitment of the United States to the multilateral, 

13 global fight against such violent extremists; 

14 (5) calls upon all nations to join a global effort 

15 to combat violent extremist ideologies and terrorist 

16 groups; and 

17 (6) remains committed to the defense of demo18 cratic principles as well as other universal values 

19 that terrorists seek to destroy through a campaign 

20 of cowardly threats and reprehensible violence. 

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