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Nigerian courts convicted 125 Boko Haram Islamist militants and financiers of a series of terrorism-related offences in a mass trial this week, the attorney-general's office said. A Boko Haram ...
In 2018, the Geidam base was attacked by Boko Haram again, killing over 31 soldiers and injuring over 24 others. [2] In 2019, Boko Haram stormed the town of Geidam before attacking the military base, leading to a 12-hour battle and at least eight Nigerian soldiers killed. [3] Boko Haram attacked the town in February 2021, as well. [4]
A resident of the village described the attack as one of Boko Haram's most horrific in recent times, stating that, “For a burial group to be attacked shortly after the loss of their loved ones is beyond horrific.” [8]
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.
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Boko Haram's attacks have intensified in 2014. In February, the group killed more than 100 Christian men in the villages of Doron Baga and Izghe. [3] Also in February, 59 boys were killed in the Federal Government College attack in Yobe State. [5] By mid-April, Boko Haram had been blamed for nearly 4,000 deaths in 2014. [3]
Boko Haram has kidnapped large numbers of children on several occasions. This has led to Boko Haram members physically, psychologically and sexually abusing them, using and selling them as sex slaves and/or brides of forced marriages with their fighters. [315] – the most famous example being the Chibok kidnapping in 2014.
Boko Haram, officially known as Jamā'at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da'wah wa'l-Jihād [24] (Arabic: جماعة أهل السنة للدعوة والجهاد, lit. 'Group of the People of Sunnah for Dawah and Jihad'), [25] is a self-proclaimed jihadist terrorist organization based in northeastern Nigeria and also active in Chad, Niger, northern Cameroon, and Mali. [13]