A state of emergency was declared in Adamawa, Yobe, and Borno to combat this group, whose name means "Western education is forbidden.
This group was targeted by militias in Operation Flush. This group is seen as an ideological successor to Maitatsine, and it gave rise to the splinter group Ansaru. This group's founder was extrajudicially executed after unrest sparked by a motorbike helmet law. Mainly composed of the Kanuri ethnic group, it was founded by Mohammed Yusuf. In 2011 it carried out a suicide bombing on a UN building. This group is now nominally led by Abubakar Shekau. A state of emergency was declared in Adamawa, Yobe, and Borno to combat this group, whose name means "Western education is forbidden." This group opposes President Goodluck Jonathan, and kidnapped 276 schoolgirls in April 2014. For 10 points, name this Nigerian Islamist terrorist group.
This group was targeted by militias in Operation Flush. This group is seen as an ideological successor to Maitatsine, and it gave rise to the splinter group Ansaru.
Boko Haram [or Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'Awati Wal-Jihad]