From Naijaloft Violence spurred by the islamic fundamentalist group boko haram has spread to Bauchi, Borno and Kano states and has led to the loss of more than 200 lives.
The Boko haram are fighting against those who have adopted western values. Members of the sect attacked police stations, amouries and prisons. The members of the boko haram fundamentalist group are mostly young men who abhor civilization and they fight mostly with swords, bows and arrows and during the mayhem members of the sect from neighbouring Chad joined in propagating the violence.
The Boko Haram sect is opposed to western values and education and has always been at war with the government and the police since its founding in 2004. The Boko haram sect is purpotedly linked with Osama bin laden’s Al Qaeda terrorist group and refers to itself as the taliban.