Boko Haram has up to 6,000 ‘hardcore’ militants; biggest security threat in Nigeria

Posted By Jasmine Opperman

Posted 9 years ago

The Islamist militant group, Boko Haram, which is fighting a violent insurgency in northeast Nigeria, has about 4,000-6,000 "hardcore" fighters, US intelligence officials said on Friday. In an assessment of the group,…

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