Northern state shaken by more than hour of gun battles after suspected armed members of Boko Haram attack police.
From: The Listening Post
The media enigma of Boko Haram
What is Boko Haram’s media strategy and its role in the battle for Nigeria’s hearts and minds?
28 Jan 2012
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Group said to have a number of factions with differing aims, including imposing Sharia law in all Nigeria’s 36 states.
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