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'''Boko Haram''' in Hausa language means "forbidden to study in the Western way". With its official name (Arabic: جماعة اهل السنة للدعوۃ و الجهاد) is an Islamic insurgent and jihadist group in northern Nigeria that demands the closure of all modern schools and the imposition of Islamic Sharia on all 36 states of Nigeria. This group, which is also active in Niger, Chad and northern Cameroon, was founded in 2002 and was previously associated with the Al-Qaeda network, but in March 2015, it pledged allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and changed its name to the West African Province of the Islamic State<ref>http://shiafrica.blogfa.com</ref>. | '''Boko Haram''' in Hausa language means "forbidden to study in the Western way". With its official name (Arabic: جماعة اهل السنة للدعوۃ و الجهاد) is an Islamic insurgent and jihadist group in northern Nigeria that demands the closure of all modern schools and the imposition of Islamic Sharia on all 36 states of Nigeria. This group, which is also active in Niger, Chad and northern Cameroon, was founded in 2002 and was previously associated with the Al-Qaeda network, but in March 2015, it pledged allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and changed its name to the West African Province of the Islamic State<ref>http://shiafrica.blogfa.com</ref>. | ||