Boko Haram: The Plague Affecting Nigeria and Beyond

Despite sustained efforts by the Nigerian military to root out Boko Haram from its stronghold in northeastern Nigeria, the terrorist organization continues to plague the country and the Lake Chad basin area in West Africa. 

“Boko Haram has killed more than 20,000 people, displaced more than two million, and flung some seven million Nigerians into hunger, thirst, and desperate need,” remarked U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry during a speech delivered at the Sultan’s Palace in Sokoto, Nigeria, on Tuesday.

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