Borno

While encamped at a place called Borno, close to the banks of the river,

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Borno state, in Nigeria's arid and dusty northeast, is Boko Haram's spiritual home.

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The stalemate has led not only to divisions between military and civilian leaders in Borno but has also set off political infighting among those competing to influence President Jonathan.

Nigerian Military Says Some Civilian Leaders Sponsoring Islamic Militants 2011

Boko Haram is blamed for a series of deadly bomb attacks and ambushes that have caused an exodus from the capital of Borno State in recent days.

Nigerian Elders Forum Demands Replacement of Force Fighting Radical Islamists 2011

A group called the Committee of Borno Elders and Leaders of Thought says all federal troops should leave the city of Maiduguri, located in the northeast Nigerian state of Borno, because they are escalating the crisis there by engaging in human rights abuses.

Nigerian Military Says Some Civilian Leaders Sponsoring Islamic Militants 2011

Its seven members have two weeks to assess the security challenges in Nigeria's northeastern Borno State.

Nigeria Launches Boko Haram Fact-Finding Panel 2011

The group is also blamed for the killings of Muslim and Christian religious leaders and at least three bomb attacks this month in Borno State.

Islamist Group Claims Responsibility for Nigeria Bombing 2011

Officers arrested Mr. Sokoto in January at the official compound of the Borno state governor in Abuja.

Nigeria Recaptures Bomb Suspect Associated Press 2012

The group is also blamed for the killings of Muslim and Christian religious leaders and at least three bomb attacks this month in Borno State.

Islamist Group Claims Responsibility for Nigeria Bombing 2011

According to the Nigeria Tribune newspaper, the federal government recently set up the Special Joint Military Task Force with its headquarters in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State.

Nigerian Elders Forum Demands Replacement of Force Fighting Radical Islamists 2011