-In 2009 BBC interview, Muhammad Yusuf, then leader of Boko Haram, stated that the concept of a spherical earth is contrary to islamic teaching and should be rejected, along with Darwinanian evolution and the concept of rain originating from water evaporated by the sun. Before his death, Yusuf reiterated the group's objective of changing the current education system and rejecting democracy. Nigerian academic Hussain Zakaria told BBC News that the controversial cleric had a graduate education, spoke proficient English, lived a lavish lifestyle and drove a Mercedes-Benz. Since its founding , the jihadists have been responsible for between 3,000 to 10,000 deaths.-
