Abu Zamira Mohammed is a leader of the
Boko Haram
Boko Haram, officially known as ''Jamā'at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da'wah wa'l-Jihād'' ( ar, جماعة أهل السنة للدعوة والجهاد, lit=Group of the People of Sunnah for Dawah and Jihad), is an Islamic terrorist organization ...
terrorist sect. He took power after the supposed death of
Abubakar Shekau, and initiated peace talks with the
Nigerian government. His current status is unknown.
Death of Shekau
Imam
Imam (; ar, إمام '; plural: ') is an Islamic leadership position. For Sunni Muslims, Imam is most commonly used as the title of a worship leader of a mosque. In this context, imams may lead Islamic worship services, lead prayers, ser ...
Liman Ibrahim
Imam Liman Ibrahim is a spiritual leader in the Boko Haram terrorist sect. He was especially active after Abu Zamira assumed leadership of the group. His current status is unknown.
Death of Shekau and Rise of Zamira
In August 2013, Ibrahim an ...
announced in August 2013 that Abubakr Shekau had been deposed by a group within Boko Haram due to his harsh methods. Ibrahim also announced the appointment of Abu Zamira to the position that Shekau had held, and the end of violent tactics.
Peace negotiations
In August 2013, Abu Zamira appointed himself and four others as representatives for Boko Haram in peace talks with the Nigerian government. In addition to himself, the delegation comprised Abu Liman Ibrahim, Abu Adam Maisandari, Kassim Imam Biu and Mallam Modu Damaturu. These appointments were accompanied by the declaration of a 60-day ceasefire, and the announcement that any attacks in the name of Shekau were invalid.
See also
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Islamism
Islamism (also often called political Islam or Islamic fundamentalism) is a political ideology which posits that modern states and regions should be reconstituted in constitutional, economic and judicial terms, in accordance with what is ...
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Jihadism
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Islamist insurgency in Nigeria
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Sharia in Nigeria
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Slavery in 21st-century Islamism
Quasi-state-level jihadist groups, including Boko Haram and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, have captured and enslaved women and children, often for sexual slavery. In 2014 in particular, both groups organised mass kidnappings of la ...
References
Boko Haram members
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