Islamist extremist violence has led to more than 900 deaths and many injured in the past few years under the Christian population in the northern part of Nigeria. This alarming situation triggered Members of the European Parliament (MEP) Belder and Dodds to undertake action. The violent acts towards Christians are committed by Boko Haram, an Islamist organization linked to Al Shabaab and Al Qaida and which main goal is to cleanse the area from Christians and to establish a sharia-rule based Islamist state.