Boko Haram Photos shots

A woman walks past burnt houses after an attack by Boko Haram Islamists on February 20, 2014 in the northeast Nigerian town of Bama (AFP Photo/)




A screengrab taken on August 24, 2014 from a video released by Boko Haram depicts the leader of the Nigerian Islamist extremist group at an undisclosed location (AFP Photo/)




A woman with a sticker on her head bearing the slogan "Bring back our girls" marches for the release of the more than 200 abducted Chibok school girls in Lagos on May 29, 2014 (AFP Photo/Pius Utomi Ekpei)




Nigerian soldiers patrol in the north of Borno state close to a Islamist extremist group Boko Haram former camp on June 5, 2013 near Maiduguri (AFP Photo/Quentin Leboucher)




Boko Haram's leader said he has created an Islamic caliphate in a northeast Nigeria town seized by the insurgents earlier this month, in a video obtained by AFP on Sunday. Duration: 00:33




"#Bring Back Our Girls" campaigners march during a rally calling for the release of the Abuja school girls who were abducted by the Boko Haram militants in Borno State August 22, 2014. Picture taken August 22, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer (NIGERIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)




"#Bring Back Our Girls" campaigner, Obiageli Ezekwezili speaks a rally calling for the release of the Abuja school girls who were abducted by the Boko Haram militants in Borno State August 22, 2014. Picture taken August 22, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer (NIGERIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)




Nigerian soldiers patrol in the north of Borno state on June 5, 2013 near Maiduguri (AFP Photo/Quentin Leboucher)




Maureen B. Kabrik, a "#Bring Back Our Girls" campaigner, speaks during a sit-out meeting in support of the release of more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls, who were abducted by the Boko Haram in Borno State on April 14, at the Unity fountain in Abuja August 26, 2014. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde (NIGERIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW) 




A child who fled their home following an attack by Islamist militants in Bama, receives food as he takes refuge at a School in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014. A Nigerian senator says thousands of people are fleeing a northeastern city amid conflicting reports that it has been seized by Boko Haram Islamic militants. Sen. Ali Ndume said Tuesday the military is claiming it has repelled the insurgents in fierce fighting for the city of Bama but the stream of refugees indicates otherwise. (AP Photo/Jossy Ola)




A woman talks about her escape from violence after Boko Haram insurgents attacked their community weeks ago, at the internally displaced persons (IDP) camp at Wurojuli, Gombe State September 1, 2014. African leaders proposed on Tuesday creating a special fund to combat Islamist militant groups growing in strength from Kenya to Nigeria. African Union (AU) states announced the idea after Nairobi talks on a problem highlighted on Tuesday by capture of a town in north-eastern Nigeria by Boko Haram militants. Fighting killed scores of people, according to security forces, and sent at least 5,000 fleeing. Picture taken September 1. REUTERS/Samuel Ini (NIGERIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)





Women talk about their escape from violence after Boko Haram insurgents attacked their community weeks ago, at the internally displaced persons (IDP) camp at Wurojuli, Gombe State September 2, 2014. African leaders proposed on Tuesday creating a special fund to combat Islamist militant groups growing in strength from Kenya to Nigeria. African Union (AU) states announced the idea after Nairobi talks on a problem highlighted on Tuesday by capture of a town in north-eastern Nigeria by Boko Haram militants. Fighting killed scores of people, according to security forces, and sent at least 5,000 fleeing. Picture taken September 2. REUTERS/Samuel Ini (NIGERIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS) 




Children are seen in an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp, that was set up for Nigerians fleeing the violence committed against them by Boko Haram militants, at Wurojuli, Gombe State, September 1, 2014. Islamist Boko Haram insurgents have overrun much of Bama, a northeastern Nigerian town, after hours of fighting that has killed scores and displaced thousands of residents, several security sources said on September 2. Picture taken September 1, 2014. REUTERS/Samuel Ini (NIGERIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)




A woman talks about her escape from violence after Boko Haram insurgents attacked her community weeks ago, while sitting near others at the internally displaced persons (IDP) camp at Wurojuli, Gombe State September 2, 2014. African leaders proposed on Tuesday creating a special fund to combat Islamist militant groups growing in strength from Kenya to Nigeria. African Union (AU) states announced the idea after Nairobi talks on a problem highlighted on Tuesday by capture of a town in north-eastern Nigeria by Boko Haram militants. Fighting killed scores of people, according to security forces, and sent at least 5,000 fleeing. Picture taken September 2. REUTERS/Samuel Ini (NIGERIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)




Women and children, who escaped from violence after Boko Haram insurgents attacked their community weeks ago, sit together at the internally displaced persons (IDP) camp at Wurojuli, Gombe State September 2, 2014. African leaders proposed on Tuesday creating a special fund to combat Islamist militant groups growing in strength from Kenya to Nigeria. African Union (AU) states announced the idea after Nairobi talks on a problem highlighted on Tuesday by capture of a town in north-eastern Nigeria by Boko Haram militants. Fighting killed scores of people, according to security forces, and sent at least 5,000 fleeing. Picture taken September 2. REUTERS/Samuel Ini (NIGERIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)