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Boko Haram uprising and Mohammed Yusuf's death
Boko Haram's confrontation with the state escalated in 2009, and founder Mohammed Yusuf died in police custody.
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2009
Boko Haram uprising and Mohammed Yusuf's death
Boko Haram's confrontation with the state escalated in 2009, and founder Mohammed Yusuf died in police custody.
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Boko Haram's confrontation with the state escalated in 2009, and founder Mohammed Yusuf died in police custody. This episode transformed a local movement into a long insurgency that would reshape national security.