Fears Of Boko Haram Comeback Stir In Nigerian Birthplace Of Maiduguri

Threat from jihadists had widely been perceived to be extinguished, but recent clashes suggest otherwise On the road running from Maiduguris airport to the city, the freshly repainted walls of a girls college stood in defiant opposition to a years-long campaign by the jihadists of Boko Haram to make good on their name, which translates as western education is forbidden. At a nearby roundabout on the outskirts of the capital of Nigerias north-eastern Borno state, three uniformed men sprinted after a cement truck, hoping to collect a road levy. As the driver sped away, they slowed down in the 42C heat, smiled regretfully, and waited for the next heavy duty vehicle to pass.