2009Event
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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