(http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/80860000/jpg/_80860666_line976.jpg) Boko Haram attacks during election campaign
- 8 January: President Jonathan opens his election campaign
- 14 January: Nigerian military repel attack on the town of Biu in the north-eastern state of Borno
- 18 January: Suicide bomber kills four people after detonating a car bomb at a bus station in north-eastern Yobe state
- 25 January: Militants attack strategically important north-eastern city of Maiduguri, with dozens reported killed
- 4 February: Militants kill up to 70 people in attack on Cameroon
- 6-8 February: Attacks on Niger repulsed by Niger's military
Who are Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamists? (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13809501)
How have Boko Haram become so strong? (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-30933860)
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Source: BBC