Journeying by day through Borno state is a tense, nervy experience. But for some, nightfall in this part of northeastern Nigeria has become truly frightening with the threat from Boko Haram seemingly everywhere. This state has been a springboard for a wave of indiscriminate bombings, kidnappings and assassinations perpetrated by this exceptionally violent militant Islamist group whose name translates to "Western education is sin" in the local Hausa language. Yet it wasn't until recently, when hundreds of schoolgirls were snatched at gunpoint from a boarding school as they slept in their beds, that this brutal insurgency really grabbed the world's attention. The terrifying and audacious nature of this raid in the dead of night under a hail of gunfire and explosions sent shock waves far beyond Nigeria's borders.
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Night abduction by Boko Haram of school girls from Nigerian village shocked world
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More than 200 girls remain in captivity almost one month after they were taken
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Men in village of Chibok forced to patrol their community at night
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Nigerian authorities criticized for their response to the crisis
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