Jan 9 (Reuters) - President Goodluck Jonathan said the violent Nigerian Islamist sect Boko Haram has supporters within his own government.
Here are some facts about Boko Haram.
THE GROUP
- Boko Haram became active in about 2003 and is concentrated mainly in the northern Nigerian states of Yobe, Kano, Bauchi, Borno and Kaduna.
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