“Boko Haram were trained in Somalia then went back to Nigeria” - Somalian President

On February 14^th 2016 according to Reuters, Somalian President, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said that Boko Haram members were trained in Somalia before returning to West Africa to carry out their terror activities.

“Without a stable Somalia, the whole region of the Horn of Africa will remain unstable by and large, the African continent. There are proofs and evidence that (for) some-time Boko Haram has been trained in Somalia and they went back to Nigeria. The terrorists are so linked together, they are associated and so organised, (that) we the world we need to be so organised” he said.