Maiduguri
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Maiduguri is the capital and the largest city of Borno State in north-eastern Nigeria, on the continent of Africa. The city sits along the seasonal Ngadda River which disappears into the Firki swamps
The Indimi Mosque situated in Maiduguri
Statue of Rabih az-Zubayr at Maiduguri National Museum
An internally displaced persons camp near the city sheltering people who are escaping harassment from Boko Haram
One of the roundabout in Maiduguri
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
Maiduguri
…police quelled the riots, and the government temporarily imposed a curfew. In 2002, Muslim cleric Mohammed Yusuf founded the Islamist jihadist group Boko Haram in Maiduguri, establishing a mosque and a madrasa that attracted children from poor Muslim families from both Nigeria and neighboring countries. 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