boko haram
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Investigations
The Making of the Boko Haram Army
On a hauntingly cold night in 2008, a 28-year-old impressionable fan of Mohammed Yusuf sat in the latter’s compound in…
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Investigations
Ideology, Blood, and War: Rethinking the Origins of Boko Haram
Before he became a fugitive preacher, during which time security officials learned to mutter his name with a foreboding weight,…
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Analyses
The Making and Unmaking of Abubakar Shekau
The night air over the Sambisa forest reserve in North East Nigeria throbbed with the growl of engines. Then came…
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Armed Violence
Boko Haram Kills 8, 3 Missing After Attack on Borno Community
Boko Haram attacked Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) members in the Warabe community in Gwoza Local Government Area, Borno State,…
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Armed Violence
Widowed by Boko Haram, Swept by Floods, but She Refused to Sink
The 300 metres separating Aisha Ali’s new house from the old farmhouse may seem short, but it represents the long…
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News
Four Dead, Several Injured in Boko Haram Attack on Adamawa Community
Boko Haram insurgents raided Wagga Mongoro, a rural community in Madagali Local Government Area (LGA), Adamawa State, in northeastern Nigeria,…
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Features
Boko Haram Displaces Over 10 Borno Villages in One Month
Modu Bintumi was sleeping peacefully with his wife and eight children that Tuesday when, just before dawn, they were jolted…
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News
Boko Haram Kills 63 During Deadly Attack in Borno Community
Nearly two months after being resettled to rebuild their lives following several years of displacement, residents of Darajamal have suffered…
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Featured
Three Boys Orphaned by Boko Haram Navigate Life
Baba Jugudum was not there when his father was killed, but those who were there said the man died tragically. …
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News
New Wave of Boko Haram Attacks Target Commuters, Schoolchildren in Northern Cameroon
Since June, a significant increase in Boko Haram activities has been recorded in northern Cameroon, particularly in the Far North…
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