Borno State
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Borno is a state in the North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It is bordered by Yobe to the west, Gombe to the southwest, and Adamawa is to the south, while its eastern border forms part of the nat
Dancers in Borno state attire
An IDP camp outside Maiduguri from 2018, where internally displaced people come to escape harassment from the Boko Haram insurgency.
A Bura-Pabir (Babur) woman in a traditional attire
Wamdeo Hill, Borno State
Boko Haram
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Boko Haram, officially known as Jama'at Ahl al-Sunna li al-Da'wa wa al-Jihad and sometimes referred to as its state name Daular Musulunci, is a jihadist militant organisation based in northeastern Nig
Borno State
…a group of LGAs in the state's west was broken off to form the new Yobe State. Years later, the state became the epicentre of the Islamist group Boko Haram since it began its insurgency in 2009. From 2012 to 2015, the insurgency escalated dramatically with much of the state falling under the control of the…
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Vehicles used by Boko Haram destroyed in Northern Cameroon
Wounded people following a bomb attack by Boko Haram in Nyanya, in April 2014