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Abubakar Shekau Abubakar Shekau of Boko Haram	Bukar Garbai (or Abubakar Garbai) ibn Ibrahim Bukar Garbai (or Abubakar Garbai) ibn Ibrahim, was the Shehu of Borno from 1902-1922	Dixon Denham and Hugh Clapperton meet the Shehu of Borno, Muhammad al-Amin al-Kanami 1823 Dixon Denham and Hugh Clapperton meet the Shehu of Borno, Muhammad al-Amin al-Kanami 1823
First Lady Michelle Obama making a plea for the return of the Chibok girls, 2014 First Lady Michelle Obama making a plea for the return of the Chibok girls, 2014	Kanem-Bu warriors, 1892 Illustration of Kanem-Bu warriors in the 1892 version of The Earth and Its Inhabitants, Africa	Kano, Nigeria, 2005 Kano, Nigeria, 2005
Members of Sokoto Caliphate Members of Sokoto Caliphate, circa 1900	Mohammed Yusuf Mohammed Yusuf of Boko Haram	Muhammad Al Amin ibn Muhammad al-Kanami Muhammad Al Amin ibn Muhammad al-Kanami. Illustration by Edward Francis Finden, 1826
Niger soldiers after violent engagement with Boko Haram, 2015 Niger soldiers after violent engagement with Boko Haram, 2015	Records of the formation of the Sokoto Caliphate, circa 1754-1817 Records of the formation of the Sokoto Caliphate, circa 1754-1817	The workings of the oil industry in Port Harcourt, Nigeria The workings of the oil industry in Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Tomb of Muhammad al-Amin al-Kanami Tomb of Muhammad al-Amin al-Kanami, Kukawa, Nigeria	Typical Kanuri tribal marks Typical Kanuri tribal marks	Weeping fathers of kidnapped girls in Chibok, 2014 Weeping fathers of kidnapped girls in Chibok, 2014

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