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Boko Haram
Boko Haram
(Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal-
Jihad)
Participant in {{{war}}}
Active
2002-
Ideology
Islamism
Leaders
Mohammed Yusuf †
Mallam Sanni Umaru?[1][2]
Abu Darda
Abu Zaid - Spokesman[2]
Headquarters
Kanamma, Nigeria
Area of
operations
Northern Nigeria
Opponents
Nigerian State
Battles/wars
Nigerian Sectarian Violence
Map of Nigerian states that currently
implement Shariah
Boko Haram (figuratively, "Western
education is a sin"[3]) is a
Nigerian Islamist group that seeks the imposition of Shariah law throughout the whole of Nigeria.[4] The group presently has an undefined structure and chain of command.[5] The official name of the group is Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal-Jihad, which in Arabic means "People Committed to the Propagation of the Prophet's Teachings and Jihad."[6] It became known internationally following sectarian violence in Nigeria in 2009. As of 2011 it is thought to be responsible for "increasingly violent and sophisticated attacks", with at least 327 people killed in 2011 through November 6 according to the Associated Press.[7] Boko Haram use the bomb attacks in Nigeria as a strategy of tension. Its aim is to create tension and division in Nigeria. Etymology The group's official name is Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal-Jihad, which in Arabic means "People Committed to the Propagation of the Prophet's Teachings and Jihad". But residents of Maiduguri, where it was formed in 2002, dubbed it Boko Haram. Loosely translated from the local Hausa language, this means Western education is forbidden. Residents gave it the name because of its strong opposition to Western education, which it sees as corrupting Muslims.[8] The term "Boko Haram" comes from the Hausa word boko meaning "Animist, western or otherwise non-Islamic education" and the Arabic word haram figuratively meaning "sin" (literally, "forbidden").[9][10][11][12] Ideology Boko Haram opposes not only Western education, but Western culture and modern science as well.[13] The group also forbids the wearing of shirts and pants and the act of voting in elections. In its view, the Nigerian state is run by non-believers.[8] In a 2009 BBC interview, Mohammed Yusuf, then the group's leader, stated that he would reject the fact that the earth is a sphere if it was contrary to Islamic teachings, along with Darwinism and the fact that rain comes from water evaporated by the sun.[9] History Background Main article: Islam in Nigeria Since the fall of the Sokoto Caliphate to the British in 1903, the area's Muslims have tended to resist Western education.[8] Some analysts view the group's emergence as an extension of the Maitatsine riots of the 1980s and subsequent ethnic and religious tensions in the 1990s.[14] Origin Ustaz Mohammed Yusuf formed Boko Haram in 2002 in Maiduguri.[14] He established a religious complex that included a mosque and a school. Many poor families from across Nigeria and from neighboring countries enrolled their children in the school, which also served as a recruiting center for jihadis to fight the Nigerian state. [8] In 2004 it moved to Kanamma, Yobe State, where it set up a base called "Afghanistan", used to attack nearby police outposts, killing police officers.[15] Yusuf is hostile to democracy and the secular education system, vowing that "this war that is yet to start would continue for long" if the political and educational system was not changed.[16] In Bauchi the group was reported as refusing to mix with the local people. The group includes members who come from neighbouring Chad and speak only in Arabic. [17][18] Clash with the state In July 2009 the Nigerian police started investigating the group, following reports that the group was arming itself. Several leaders were arrested in Bauchi, sparking deadly clashes with Nigerian security forces which led to the deaths of an estimated 700 people.[19][20][21][22] Alleged Attacks v · d · e Major terrorist attacks attributed to Boko Haram Bold indicates attacks resulting in over 50 deaths 2009: Nigerian sectarian violence – 2010: Bauchi prison break – 1st Abuja – 2nd Abuja – 2011: Northern Nigeria bombings – 3rd Abuja (Police HQ) – 4th Abuja (UN building) – Damaturu bombings – Part of the Nigerian Sharia conflict Prior to the clashes, many Muslim leaders and at least one military official had warned the authorities about Boko Haram. Those warnings were reportedly ignored.[21] Bauchi Bauchi (Nigeria) In the state of Yobe, fighters reportedly "used fuel-laden motorcycles" and "bows with poison arrows" to attack a police station.[23] On 30 July, allegations were made that Yusuf himself was killed by Nigerian security forces after being taken into custody.[24] In January 2010, the group struck again in the Nigerian state of Borno, killing four people in Dala Alemderi ward in Maiduguri metropolis.[25] On September 7, 2010, Boko Haram freed over 700 inmates from a prison in Bauchi State.[26] In December 2010, Boko Haram were blamed for a market bombing, following which 92 of its members were arrested by police.[27] On Friday January 28, 2011, the Borno state candidate of the All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP) for the April 2011 gubernatorial elections was assassinated, along with his brother, four police officers and a 12-year old boy. Boko Haram has been blamed for these killings, other commentators have noted that the assasination of the ANPP governorship candidate Mr. Modu Fannami Gubio was politically motivated. No evidence has been offered for Boko Haram's involvement. [28][29] On Tuesday February 8, 2011, Boko Haram gave conditions for peace. The radicals demanded that the Borno State Governor, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, should step down from office with immediate effect and also allow members to reclaim their mosque in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State. [30] On 9th May 2011 Boko Haram rejected an offer for amnesty made by the governor- elect of Borno state, Kashim Shettima[31] On March 29, police “thwarted a plot to bomb an [ANPP] election rally” in Maiduguri, Borno State (map). The threat was blamed on Boko Haram. On April 1 (the day before the original date of Nigeria’s legislative elections), suspected Boko Haram members attacked a police station in Bauchi (map). On April 9, a polling center in Maiduguri was bombed. On April 15, the Maiduguri office of the Independent National Electoral Commission was bombed, and several people were shot in a separate incident on the same day. Authorities suspected Boko Haram. On April 20, Boko Haram killed a Muslim cleric and ambushed several police officers in Maiduguri. On April 22, Boko Haram freed 14 prisoners during a jailbreak in Yola, Adamawa State (map)[32] Boko Haram was blamed for a series of bombings in northern Nigeria on May 29, 2011 that left 15 dead.[33] On June 17, 2011, the group claimed responsibility for a bombing attack on the police force headquarters in Abuja that occurred the previous day. Officials believed that the attack was the first suicide bombing in Nigeria's history and that it specifically targeted Police Inspector-General Hafiz Ringim.[34] On June 26, 2011, the sect carried out a bombing attack on a beer garden in Maiduguri, according to officials and witnesses. Militants on motorcycles threw explosives into the drinking spot, killing about 25 people.[35] On June 27, 2011, another bombing in Maiduguri attributed to the group killed at least two girls and wounded three customs officials.[36] On July 03, 2011, a bombing in a beer garden in Maiduguri attributed to the group killed at least twenty people.[37] On July 10, 2011, a bombing at the All Christian Fellowship Church in Suleja, Niger State. [38] On July 11, 2011, the University of Maiduguri closed its Institution down citing security concerns. [39] The prominent Muslim Cleric Liman Bana was shot dead by Boko Haram on August 12, 2011. He died after sustaining gunshot wounds while walking home from conducting prayers at the main mosque in Ngala.[40] On August 26, the UN headquarters in Abuja was blown up by a suicide car bomber, leaving at least 21 dead and dozens more injured. A Boko Haram spokesman later claimed responsibility.[41] Four men appeared in an Abuja magistrates' court charged with organising the bombing, and were remanded in custody to a federal high court hearing.[42] October 16, 2011: Police suspected that members of Boko Haram shot and killed politician Modu Bintube outside of his home in Maiduguri.[43] October 22, 2011: Spokesman Abu Qaqa indicated that the militant group had slain Alhaji Zakariya Isa, a Nigerian Television Authority journalist, claiming that he was a government informant.[44] November 5, 2011: A series of coordinated attacks in Borno and Yobe states, primarily around Damaturu, killed at least 67 people, leaving a new police headquarters in ruins, and government offices burned. A Boko Haram spokesman told The Daily Trust newspaper that it was responsible for the attacks and promised more.[45][7]
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Nigerian Islamist group that seeks the imposition of Shariah law throughout the whole of Nigeria.[4] The group presently has an undefined structure and chain of command.[5] The official name of the group is Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal-Jihad, which in Arabic means "People Committed to the Propagation of the Prophet's Teachings and Jihad."[6] It became known internationally following sectarian violence in Nigeria in 2009. As of 2011 it is thought to be responsible for "increasingly violent and sophisticated attacks", with at least 327 people killed in 2011 through November 6 according to the Associated Press.[7] Boko Haram use the bomb attacks in Nigeria as a strategy of tension. Its aim is to create tension and division in Nigeria. Etymology The group's official name is Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal-Jihad, which in Arabic means "People Committed to the Propagation of the Prophet's Teachings and Jihad". But residents of Maiduguri, where it was formed in 2002, dubbed it Boko Haram. Loosely translated from the local Hausa language, this means Western education is forbidden. Residents gave it the name because of its strong opposition to Western education, which it sees as corrupting Muslims.[8] The term "Boko Haram" comes from the Hausa word boko meaning "Animist, western or otherwise non-Islamic education" and the Arabic word haram figuratively meaning "sin" (literally, "forbidden").[9][10][11][12] Ideology Boko Haram opposes not only Western education, but Western culture and modern science as well.[13] The group also forbids the wearing of shirts and pants and the act of voting in elections. In its view, the Nigerian state is run by non-believers.[8] In a 2009 BBC interview, Mohammed Yusuf, then the group's leader, stated that he would reject the fact that the earth is a sphere if it was contrary to Islamic teachings, along with Darwinism and the fact that rain comes from water evaporated by the sun.[9] History Background Main article: Islam in Nigeria Since the fall of the Sokoto Caliphate to the British in 1903, the area's Muslims have tended to resist Western education.[8] Some analysts view the group's emergence as an extension of the Maitatsine riots of the 1980s and subsequent ethnic and religious tensions in the 1990s.[14] Origin Ustaz Mohammed Yusuf formed Boko Haram in 2002 in Maiduguri.[14] He established a religious complex that included a mosque and a school. Many poor families from across Nigeria and from neighboring countries enrolled their children in the school, which also served as a recruiting center for jihadis to fight the Nigerian state. [8] In 2004 it moved to Kanamma, Yobe State, where it set up a base called "Afghanistan", used to attack nearby police outposts, killing police officers.[15] Yusuf is hostile to democracy and the secular education system, vowing that "this war that is yet to start would continue for long" if the political and educational system was not changed.[16] In Bauchi the group was reported as refusing to mix with the local people. The group includes members who come from neighbouring Chad and speak only in Arabic. [17][18] Clash with the state In July 2009 the Nigerian police started investigating the group, following reports that the group was arming itself. Several leaders were arrested in Bauchi, sparking deadly clashes with Nigerian security forces which led to the deaths of an estimated 700 people.[19][20][21][22] Alleged Attacks v · d · e Major terrorist attacks attributed to Boko Haram Bold indicates attacks resulting in over 50 deaths 2009: Nigerian sectarian violence – 2010: Bauchi prison break – 1st Abuja – 2nd Abuja – 2011: Northern Nigeria bombings – 3rd Abuja (Police HQ) – 4th Abuja (UN building) – Damaturu bombings – Part of the Nigerian Sharia conflict Prior to the clashes, many Muslim leaders and at least one military official had warned the authorities about Boko Haram. Those warnings were reportedly ignored.[21] Bauchi Bauchi (Nigeria) In the state of Yobe, fighters reportedly "used fuel-laden motorcycles" and "bows with poison arrows" to attack a police station.[23] On 30 July, allegations were made that Yusuf himself was killed by Nigerian security forces after being taken into custody.[24] In January 2010, the group struck again in the Nigerian state of Borno, killing four people in Dala Alemderi ward in Maiduguri metropolis.[25] On September 7, 2010, Boko Haram freed over 700 inmates from a prison in Bauchi State.[26] In December 2010, Boko Haram were blamed for a market bombing, following which 92 of its members were arrested by police.[27] On Friday January 28, 2011, the Borno state candidate of the All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP) for the April 2011 gubernatorial elections was assassinated, along with his brother, four police officers and a 12-year old boy. Boko Haram has been blamed for these killings, other commentators have noted that the assasination of the ANPP governorship candidate Mr. Modu Fannami Gubio was politically motivated. No evidence has been offered for Boko Haram's involvement. [28][29] On Tuesday February 8, 2011, Boko Haram gave conditions for peace. The radicals demanded that the Borno State Governor, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, should step down from office with immediate effect and also allow members to reclaim their mosque in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State. [30] On 9th May 2011 Boko Haram rejected an offer for amnesty made by the governor- elect of Borno state, Kashim Shettima[31] On March 29, police “thwarted a plot to bomb an [ANPP] election rally” in Maiduguri, Borno State (map). The threat was blamed on Boko Haram. On April 1 (the day before the original date of Nigeria’s legislative elections), suspected Boko Haram members attacked a police station in Bauchi (map). On April 9, a polling center in Maiduguri was bombed. On April 15, the Maiduguri office of the Independent National Electoral Commission was bombed, and several people were shot in a separate incident on the same day. Authorities suspected Boko Haram. On April 20, Boko Haram killed a Muslim cleric and ambushed several police officers in Maiduguri. On April 22, Boko Haram freed 14 prisoners during a jailbreak in Yola, Adamawa State (map)[32] Boko Haram was blamed for a series of bombings in northern Nigeria on May 29, 2011 that left 15 dead.[33] On June 17, 2011, the group claimed responsibility for a bombing attack on the police force headquarters in Abuja that occurred the previous day. Officials believed that the attack was the first suicide bombing in Nigeria's history and that it specifically targeted Police Inspector-General Hafiz Ringim.[34] On June 26, 2011, the sect carried out a bombing attack on a beer garden in Maiduguri, according to officials and witnesses. Militants on motorcycles threw explosives into the drinking spot, killing about 25 people.[35] On June 27, 2011, another bombing in Maiduguri attributed to the group killed at least two girls and wounded three customs officials.[36] On July 03, 2011, a bombing in a beer garden in Maiduguri attributed to the group killed at least twenty people.[37] On July 10, 2011, a bombing at the All Christian Fellowship Church in Suleja, Niger State. [38] On July 11, 2011, the University of Maiduguri closed its Institution down citing security concerns. [39] The prominent Muslim Cleric Liman Bana was shot dead by Boko Haram on August 12, 2011. He died after sustaining gunshot wounds while walking home from conducting prayers at the main mosque in Ngala.[40] On August 26, the UN headquarters in Abuja was blown up by a suicide car bomber, leaving at least 21 dead and dozens more injured. A Boko Haram spokesman later claimed responsibility.[41] Four men appeared in an Abuja magistrates' court charged with organising the bombing, and were remanded in custody to a federal high court hearing.[42] October 16, 2011: Police suspected that members of Boko Haram shot and killed politician Modu Bintube outside of his home in Maiduguri.[43] October 22, 2011: Spokesman Abu Qaqa indicated that the militant group had slain Alhaji Zakariya Isa, a Nigerian Television Authority journalist, claiming that he was a government informant.[44] November 5, 2011: A series of coordinated attacks in Borno and Yobe states, primarily around Damaturu, killed at least 67 people, leaving a new police headquarters in ruins, and government offices burned. A Boko Haram spokesman told The Daily Trust newspaper that it was responsible for the attacks and promised more.[45][7]
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