IV 
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 con-
demning the recent terrorist attacks in Nigeria that re-
sulted 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 slaugh-
tered over 2,000 people over a period of a few days. 
Whereas forces of Government of Nigeria resisted the terror-
ists 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 vil-
lages; 
Whereas, on the evening of January 6, 2015, two local resi-
dents reported that the militants began to burn local 
buildings using petrol bombs and explosives, and accord-
ing 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 govern-
ment 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 vic-
tims, 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 fun-
damental 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 Nige-
ria in this difficult time: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
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(1) condemns the recent terrorist attacks in 
Baga, Nigeria, that resulted in the tragic loss of 
over 2,000 innocent lives; 
(2) extends its deepest sympathies to all those 
affected by this tragedy; 
(3) supports the efforts of the Government of 
Nigeria to ensure that all of those individuals who 
committed or supported these heinous attacks are 
brought to justice; 
(4) recognizes the growing threat posed by rad-
ical terrorist groups worldwide and reaffirms the 
commitment of the United States to the multilateral, 
global fight against such violent extremists; 
(5) calls upon all nations to join a global effort 
to combat violent extremist ideologies and terrorist 
groups; and 
(6) remains committed to the defense of demo-
cratic principles as well as other universal values 
that terrorists seek to destroy through a campaign 
of cowardly threats and reprehensible violence. 
Æ 
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