The Rise And Fall Of Boko Haram In The United States

Introduction

Boko Haram is believed to be rooted from the fall of Mohammed Marwa, a preacher that declared himself the true Prophet of Allah, as opposed to Muhammad. Marwa believed that reading any other book other than the Koran was sinful. He gave extreme, bizarre sermons raging against western culture in Nigeria, leading people to call him Maitatsine, the one who damns . Following his death, his followers rose up against the government causing a divide between the Muslims in the north, and the Christians in the south. This divide plus the lack of resources and power in the North, accompanied with the absence of government support for the use of Sharia law throughout Nigeria was precedent for the creation of Boko Haram.

Jama’atu Ahlis

According to the United States Council on Foreign Relations some 10,000 have been killed in the uprising in the past year compared with 2,000 in the four previous years; thus increasing international concern increases with the death toll (Nigeria). The United States was urging Nigeria to press ahead with the voting. The US secretary of state, John Kerry stated that “it’s imperative that these elections happen on time as scheduled” because it is “one of the best ways to fight back against Boko Haram” was by holding credible and peaceful elections, on time, which did not

Thousands of Nigerians and foreign workers have left the country amid fears of post-election violence. Yet, millions still peacefully voted across Nigeria despite fear of attack from Boko Haram, during the most closely contested presidential race in the nation's history. Boko Haram attacks took place in northeastern Nigeria, where the military officials have officially cleared the Islamic extremists from all major centers, including the headquarters of their so-called Islamic caliphate (Boko). Early on Saturday, Boko Haram extremists invaded the town of Miringa in Borno state, torching people's homes and then shooting them as they tried to escape the smoke. Another set of people were killed in extremist attacks in Biri and Dukku, in Gombe state, according to police and local chief Garkuwan Dukku . Among the dead was a Gombe state legislator, Umaru Ali, said Sani Dugge, the local campaign director for the opposition coalition (Boko). Two voters were also killed in attacks on polling stations in the twin Gombe towns of Birin Bolawa and Birin Fulani, according to police . Witnesses said the gunmen yelled that they had warned people to stay away from the polling stations. In four other northeast towns, gunmen drove in and fired into the air,