Boko Haram is an Islamic terrorist group in Maiduguri, Nigeria. The name of their group means “No Western” or “Non-Islamic” to prevent Western education in Nigeria. The group started off non-violent in 2002, but in 2009, they started military operations to become an Islamic state. They attacked police and government buildings. It is because in 2009, Mohammed Yusuf was executed by security guards and the Boko Haram were angry about it. A lot of the Boko Haram’s supporters were also sent …show more content…
Two of them walked into a busy market and detonated the bomb. The other two was at the main entrance and exit of Bodo. There were 35 deaths and 65 injured from the blast. This was the second time the town has been attacked in a month. There was no evidence of the terrorist group, but the Boko Haram were suspect because during December of 2015, there was an attempt to target the market, but they were caught by the locals and security guard. Boko Haram have been attacking poor countries such as Niger, Chad, Nigeria, and