{{A month after the Nigeria Federal Government proscribed Jamaatu Ahlis-Sunna Liddaawati Wal Jihad, otherwise known as Boko Haram, the terrorist group agreed to cease fire on Monday .}}<\/p>\n
The government had equally banned Jama\u2019atu Ansarul Muslimina Fi Biladis Sudan, also known as Ansaru.<\/p>\n
The ceasefire deal is coming on the eve of the Muslim Holy month due to begin Wednesday throughout the country.<\/p>\n
The Minister of Special Duties, Alhaji Tanimu Turaki announced the ceasefire deal on Radio France International Hausa services monitored in Kano on Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n
Turaki who is the chairman of the Presidential Amnesty Committee on Dialogue and Peace Resolution on the security challenges in the north-east, spoke in Yola, the Adamawa State capital in north-eastern Nigeria yesterday, while fielding questions from journalists.<\/p>\n
Turaki said that his committee had contacted some top leaders of the group and there was a positive response from the gang leaders that they would drop their arms for peace and unity in the north-east region.<\/p>\n
The chairman of the committee who pointed out that the members of the committee were in Adamawa State to meet with the stakeholders and security chiefs to discuss the way forward on how to resolve the security crisis in north-east zone, called on the entire people of the area to support the presidency in tackling the crisis.<\/p>\n
This is coming as Britain banned Boko Haram and Minbar Ansar Deen, a United Kingdom-based Islamist extremist group. <\/p>\n
Announcing the ban yesterday, the British interior ministry said the proscription of the two groups would begin from Friday, subject to parliamentary approval. \u201cThis will make membership of, and support for these organisations a criminal offence,\u201d the ministry said in a statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe government is determined to work with the international community to tackle terrorism and take the steps necessary to keep the UK public safe. Proscription of these groups sends a clear message that we condemn their activities.\u201d<\/p>\n
The British government said its ban on Boko Haram would give the police the power to target British support for the group.<\/p>\n
The British-based Minbar Ansar Deen allegedly promotes terror through its website and encourages people to travel abroad to engage in extremist activity, the Home Office added.<\/p>\n
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