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The late Ustaz Mohammed Yusuf's Boko Haram group had about 2,000 members, some of whom had first attacked police stations in 2003. The group's rhetoric grew increasingly violent, said Ibrahim Ahmed Abdullahi, leader of the rival Izala sect, which Yusuf had denounced. The two men had been friends....

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Keywords:

Mohammed Yusuf, Ibrahim Ahmed Abdullahi, Ben Ahanotu, Ali Modu Sheriff, Buji Foi, Amir Abubakr Shakou, Niger, Cameroon, Chad, Aminu Tashen-Ilimi, Mola Umar, Afghanistan, Christopher Dega, Ustaz, Boko Haram, Izala