What is Boko Haram? A Special Report by United States Institute of Peace [Read & Download Full Report]

The group Jama’atu Ahlus-Sunnah Lidda’Awati Wal Jihad, commonly as Boko Haram(western education is sin) to the world, is an extremist Islamic sect in Nigeria that has created havoc across the north of the country and in the capital, Abuja.

Its violent attacks on government offices, the United Nations, and churches threaten to destabilize the country. A range of conflicting narratives has grown up around Boko Haram, and the group’s origins, motivations, and future plans remain a matter of debate.

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This report addresses the questions stemming from these narratives and suggests how the group can be contained. The report is based on Andrew Walker, the author’s  extensive research and reporting on Boko Haram.

Andrew Walker is a freelance journalist who has covered Nigeria since 2006. He lived in Nigeria for four years, working first at the Nigerian Daily Trust newspaper and then for the British Broadcasting Corporation’s news website.

In March 2011, he conducted an interview with a senior member of the group in the city of Maiduguri, Nigeria, the center of Boko Haram’s area of influence.

The report also draws on interviews with Nigerian journalists who have covered the group (and who asked to remain anonymous in this report) and on information provided to the author by other researchers working on Boko Haram

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