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The name Boko Haram, or "Western education is a sin," is more common than the group's full name, which in English is People Committed to the Propagation of the Prophet's Teachings and Jihad.
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Once again Boko shipped off his highly polished work of art and, after a few delays, the package arrived.
How To Trick an Online Scammer Into Carving a Computer Out of Wood 2007
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Once again Boko shipped off his highly polished work of art and, after a few delays, the package arrived.
How To Trick an Online Scammer Into Carving a Computer Out of Wood 2007
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The arrest of Kabiru Sokoto by Nigeria's secret police and military comes after his escape led to national embarrassment amid the increasingly bloody attacks carried out by the sect known as Boko Haram.
Nigeria Recaptures Bomb Suspect Associated Press 2012
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Police named Mr. Sokoto, an alleged member of the radical sect known as Boko Haram, as the prime suspect for the Dec. 25 bombing of St. Theresa Catholic Church in Madalla, a city just outside of Nigeria's capital Abuja.
Nigeria Recaptures Bomb Suspect Associated Press 2012
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Although nobody has claimed responsibility for the latest blast, the group known as Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for a barrage of recent bombings and shootings that have collectively killed more than 100 people.
Islamist Group Steps Up Fight Across Nigeria Will Connors 2011
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Those attacks are being blamed on Muslim fundamentalists from a group known as Boko Haram, which claimed responsibility for the bombing of national police headquarters in Abuja earlier this month.
Nigerian Capital Under Limited Curfew Following Maiduguri Bombings 2011
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More recently, an Islamic militia known as Boko Haram has bedeviled Mr. Jonathan's government.
Nigerian Protests Widen, Pressuring President Drew Hinshaw 2012
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Those attacks are being blamed on Muslim fundamentalists from a group known as Boko Haram, which claimed responsibility for the bombing of national police headquarters in Abuja earlier this month.
Nigerian Capital Under Limited Curfew Following Maiduguri Bombings 2011
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Nigeria, a strategically important oil producer and Africa's most populous country, is unraveling in violence from a growing insurgency known as Boko Haram that is bent on revenge for the killing of its leader by police.
New Attacks Threaten Nigeria's Future Drew Hinshaw 2012
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