博科圣地的主要目标是迫使尼日利亚接受伊斯兰教法，自2009年因军方处决其领袖尤素夫（Mohammed Yusuf）而向政府宣战以来，该组织表现出极强的韧性。
Boko Haram, whose primary objective is to compel Nigeria to adopt Sharia law, has proved surprisingly resilient since declaring war on the government in 2009, in response to the military’s execution of its leader, Mohammed Yusuf.