Ki Abubakar Shekau to je eje fun ISIL, oruko egbe yii ni Jama'atu Ahli is-Sunnah lid-Da'wati wal-Jihad , ti o tumo si  "Awon eniyan ti ko eko Prophet ati Jihad".Oruko  "Boko Haram" yii tumo si  "Eewo ni eko olaju".. 
Wọ́n ti ṣàpèjúwe àwọn àmì tí ó jọ BV nínú ìtàn, akosile àkọ́kọ́ wáyé ní ọdún 1894.Àwọn àmì àti àpẹẹrẹ àwọn ààmì àrùn yìí tí a maa ń sábà rí ní kí omi maa jáde ní ojú òbò tí ó sì maa ń run bí ẹja.. 