What is Maiduguri?
'''Maiduguri''', also called '''Yerwa''', is the capital and the largest city of [[Borno State]] in north-eastern [[Nigeria]]. As of 2007, 1,197,497 people live in the city. Maiduguri was founded in 1907 as a military outpost by the [[United Kingdom|British]]. The [[Islamist]] group [[Boko Haram]] was founded in Maiduguri in 2002. Since it began its [[insurgency]] in 2009, the city has been target of many [[Terrorism|terrorist attack]]s by the group.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-31779100|title=Nigerian city of Maiduguri hit by multiple blasts|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=7 March 2015|accessdate=7 March 2015}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Geo-stub}} [[Category:1907 establishments in Africa]] [[Category:Cities in Nigeria]] [[Category:20th-century establishments in Nigeria]] [[Category:State capitals in Nigeria]] [[Category:Borno State]]