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Boko Haram uprising and Mohammed Yusuf killing

Security forces suppressed a Boko Haram uprising in northeastern Nigeria, and founder Mohammed Yusuf died in police custody.

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2009

Boko Haram uprising and Mohammed Yusuf killing

Security forces suppressed a Boko Haram uprising in northeastern Nigeria, and founder Mohammed Yusuf died in police custody.

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Security forces suppressed a Boko Haram uprising in northeastern Nigeria, and founder Mohammed Yusuf died in police custody. The movement later reemerged as a major insurgency.

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