Boko Haram
1,902 views · Published 18 May 2017 · 2:16 · Indexed 23 October 2026
Channel: AFP News Agency · 2017 · News & Politics
Thousands of children orphaned by Boko Haram Islamists are now living in the capital of Borno state, in northeast Nigeria. Boko Haram was founded in Maiduguri by a charismatic preacher who advocated a fundamentalist interpretation of the Koran and denounced Western influence in Nigeria. VIDEOGRAPHIC
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