The dreaded Boko Haram, responsible for the kidnapping of 276 schoolgirls from Chibok village in the northeastern Borno state that has shocked the world, seems to be fueled more by hatred of the Western ideas.

This is what the article “What gives Boko Haram its strength” written by David Jacobson. Atta Barkindo and Derek Harvey published at cnn.com also indicate.

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