The BokoHaraminsurgency began in July 2009, when the militant Islamist and jihadist rebel group BokoHaram started an armed rebellion against the government of Nigeria. Watch the full “BokoHaram: TerrorUnmasked”, Part 2 video. Later, the BokoHaram fighters execute civilians in a nearby village after first interrogating them to find food and money. BokoHaraminsurgency has caused the death and displacement of thousands of Nigerians. Its means of terror has evolved from the use of crude weapons to bombs, kidnappings and the use of children as suicide bombers. BokoHaram, under Mohammed’s leadership, strove to propagate its vision of revivalist Islam based on Salafist doctrine, which stresses a return to pure traditional Islam and sharia. BokoHaram, which has renamed itself Iswap, fights against Western influence in Nigeria and aims to impose its version of Sharia law throughout occupied territories. BokoHaram carries out attacks in Nigeria and neighbouring countries in a bid to take control of more territory. BokoHaraminsurgency has caused the death and displacement of thousands of Nigerians. Its means of terror has evolved from the use of crude weapons to bombs, kidnappings and the use of children as suicide bombers. BokoHaram is an Islamic sectarian movement founded in 2002 in northeastern Nigeria.The shadowy nature ofBokoHaram as well as its resilience made it difficult to craft an effective strategy to end the group’s campaign of terror. The primary objective of this book is to understandthe nature of the BokoHaraminsurgency in northeast Nigeria. BokoHaram’s goal ofan Islamic Caliphate.