Mohammed Yusuf | |
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| Born | 29 January 1970 Jakusko, North-Eastern State, Nigeria (today Yobe) |
| Died | 30 July 2009 (aged 39) Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria |
| Allegiance | Boko Haram |
| Years of service | 2002–2007 |
| Rank | Leader |
| Battles / wars | Boko Haram insurgency |
Mohammed Yusuf (29 January 1970 – 30 July 2009), also known as Ustaz Mohammed Yusuf, was a Nigerian terrorist who founded the Islamist militant group Boko Haram in 2002. He was its leader until he was killed during the 2009 Boko Haram uprising.[1]
Born in Girgi village, in Jakusko, present-day Yobe State, Nigeria, Yusuf received a University education.[2] Later he studied more of Islam and became a Salafi.[3]
- ^ Boko Haram: The Emerging Jihadist Threat in West Africa – Background, Anti-Defamation League, 12 December 2011.
- ^ Militancy and Violence in West Africa: Religion, politics and radicalisation edited by James Gow, Funmi Olonisakin, Ernst Dijxhoorn, ISBN 9780415821377, via books.google.co.uk, page 74
- ^ Dowd, Robert A. (1 July 2015). Christianity, Islam, and Liberal Democracy: Lessons from Sub-Saharan Africa. Oxford University Press. p. 102. ISBN 9780190225216.