Nigeria is battling an Islamist insurgency that has claimed 3,000 lives since 2009 . Boko Haram is fighting for stricter Sharia law in Nigeria 's predominately Muslim north . August 11 , 2013 : Comment: At least 29 students were killed and several buildings torched in the Buni Yadi attack .
Nigeria is battling an Islamist insurgency that has claimed 3,000 lives since 2009 . Boko Haram is fighting for stricter Sharia law in Nigeria 's predominately Muslim north . Comment: At least 29 students were killed and several buildings torched in the Buni Yadi attack .