At least 118 people have been killed and 45 wounded in a twin bombing in the Nigerian city of Jos. Suspicion has focused on the Boko Haram, the militant group behind hundreds of attacks including last month’s kidnapping of nearly 300 schoolgirls. The bombing comes days after western African nations declared war on the Boko Haram at a summit in Paris. An adviser to Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan outlined plans for a multinational force to root out Boko Haram militants.

Reuben Abati: “The heads of state have agreed that each country will contribute one battalion of troops to the international force set up to patrol the border areas, in line with the resolution of the Lake Chad Commission. France, the United States and the United Kingdom will extend technical assistance to achieve this objective, that the countries will come together to put in place an effective border management regime, and that no effort will be spared to stop the proliferation of small arms and light weapons and the supply of arms and equipment made available to terrorists.”

On Tuesday, activists in the Nigerian capital of Abuja continued a protest demanding the girls’ release.

Oby Ezekwesili, Bring Back Our Girls: “Terrorism is no longer a national problem. Terrorism is a global problem, and it’s got to be taken — you know, it’s a global public bad. So, when you have a global public good, everybody shares of it; when you have a global public bad, everybody is affected by it in a nasty way. And so everybody is connected to a common humanity. So whatever threatens one of us threatens all of us. And the idea that other nations are helping us to solve this problem is one that every one of us must welcome.”