Boko Haram

The Congregation of the People of Tradition for Proselytism and Jihad[2] [3] (Arabic: جماعة اهل السنة للدعوة والجهاد‎  Jamāʻat Ahl as-Sunnah lid-daʻwa wal-Jihād )—better known by its Hausa name Boko Haram (pronounced [bōːkòː hàrâm], "Western education is sinful")[4] [5] —is an Islamic jihadist and takfiri militant and terrorist organization based in the northeast of Nigeria,[6] north Cameroon and Niger.[7] [8] [9] [10] Founded by Mohammed Yusuf in 2002,[11] the organisation seeks to establish a "pure" Islamic state ruled by sharia law,[12] putting a stop to what it deems "Westernization".[13] [14] The group is known for attacking Christians and government targets,[13] bombing churches, attacking schools and police stations,[15] [16] kidnapping western tourists, but has also assassinated members of the Islamic establishment.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Campbell_17-0">[17] Violence linked to the Boko Haram insurgency has resulted in an estimated 10,000 deaths between 2002 and 2013