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Boko Haram, officially known as Jamā'at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da'wah wa'l-Jihād [23] (Arabic: جماعة أهل السنة للدعوة والجهاد, lit. 'Group of the People of Sunnah for Dawah and Jihad'), [24] is a self-proclaimed jihadist terrorist organization based in northeastern Nigeria and also active in Chad, Niger, northern Cameroon, and Mali. [12]
On 24 March, residents of Damasak, Borno, said that Boko Haram had taken more than 400 women and children from the town as they fled from coalition forces who retook the area and found a mass grave of Boko Haram victims. [160] On 27 March, the Nigerian army captured Gwoza, which was believed to be the location of Boko Haram headquarters. [161]
Mohammed Yusuf (29 January 1970 – 30 July 2009), also known as Ustaz Mohammed Yusuf, was a Nigerian militant who founded the Islamist militant group Boko Haram in 2002. He was its leader until he was killed during the 2009 Boko Haram uprising.
Boko Haram was founded in 2002 to fight against the de-Arabization of Nigeria, which the group maintains is the root cause of criminal behaviour in the country. [2] From 2009 to 2013, violence linked to the Boko Haram insurgency resulted in 3,600 deaths, with the victims including 1,600 civilians.
The insurgent group Boko Haram was founded by the Muslim cleric Mohammed Yusuf in 2002. Initially, Yusuf rejected Western-style education in Nigeria. Professor Paul Lubeck who studies on African Muslim societies claims Yusuf viewed Western-style education should be "mediated through Islamic scholarship".
Boko Haram was founded in 2002 to seek the establishment of an Islamic state and fight against the Westernization of Nigeria, which the group says is the root cause of criminal behaviour in that country. [2] From 2009 to 2013, violence linked to the Boko Haram insurgency resulted in 3,600 deaths, the victims including 1,600 civilians.
A Boko Haram insurgency has killed thousands of people and displaced millions since it began in 2009, creating a humanitarian crisis in northeastern Nigeria and putting pressure on the government ...
Boko Haram threatens to harm Leah Sharibu, Presidency Says; Condemns Killing Of Red Cross staff Boko Haram insurgents abducted three people from Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa state. [336] Boko Haram militants killed at least 11 people including three aid workers in an attack on a military barracks in the town of Rann in Borno.