Boko Haram's activities can be seen as an ongoing mission in suppressing education. These killings and kidnappings aren't isolated incidents, so in a sense, the

Boko Haram's activities can be seen as an ongoing mission in suppressing education. These killings and kidnappings aren't isolated incidents, so in a sense, the murders weren't short term events. The kidnappings haven't been presented as an isolated event, either; it's been emphasized that Boko Haram, a known and active terrorist group with a "track record", is behind it, and that we must stop groups like this from doing the awful things that it is doing.