Boko Haram has been spreading terror across northeastern Nigeria since 2009. With indiscriminate killings, the militant Islamist sect is seeking to fight Western values and promote an Islamic state.
Boko Haram was founded in early 2000 in the city of Maiduguri, Borno state. It advocates a radical interpretation of the Koran. In Islamic language usage "Haram" means everything that contradicts the teaching of Islam. "Boko" is borrowed from the English word book.
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