Boko Haram
Boko Haram is an extremist Shiite Islamic group based in Northeastern Nigeria and also extant in Chad, Niger, and Cameroon. It is based in Borno, and its name is usually translated as "Western education is forbidden" or "Western influence is a sin." The group was founded in 2002 and has since committed several terrorist acts, including bombing police buildings and the UN office in Abuja, and kidnapping children. Various human rights abuses are credited to them. The group has an objective of spreading the most radical interpretation of the Sharia Law, which is the Islamic code of law based on the Quran.
Boko Haram is one of the most renowned terrorist groups in Nigeria, where, from 2009-2016, they have launched daily attacks against civilians as well as state government. Boko Haram had killed at least 200,000 people and forced more than 12.8 million people from their homes in Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger, and Chad, according to Amnesty International and the United Nations in 2016. Seeking the establishment of an Islamic state in Nigeria, the group made fear and hatred their allies and pledged allegiance to the Islamist organization "Daesh," otherwise known as the Islamic State. Boko Haram's activities include the kidnapping of young girls for use as cooks or sex slaves, who are often forced into marriages with Daesh fighters; the most famous example of this tendency is the Chibok kidnapping of 2014.
The Worldwide economic crisis of 2019 caused by the crash of the dollar made all countries look for a new solid asset to back their currencies. As Nigerian politicians discussed which asset should they use, Boko Haram decided to take advantage of this chaotic moment to invade the south and dominate more water rich areas. This was the inception of the War, which resulted in some successful conflicts for Boko Haram, but in the end, they were pushed back to their original Northern territories in Nigeria.