Nigeria: Money Squabbles Split Boko Haram

A prosecution witness in the trial of Boko Haram kingpin Kabir Sokoto has told the court that a disagreement over the sharing of funds from an Algerian sponsor was responsible for the group's split.

Members of a Boko Haram splinter group during a news conference.

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