North East

One aspect of the group that flies under the radar is that there's an ethnic and geographic background too.

So yes, they're Muslims, but most of the members are from Northeastern Nigeria and most of them, their ethnicity is Kanuri.

Why are most Boko Haram members Kanuris from the Northeastern Nigeria?

I always enjoy this question because this is at the heart of my PhD.

In the sense that Kaninborno Empire has a very, very fascinating history.