Jihadists in Nigeria turn to TikTok to spread propaganda

Soldiers inspect a damaged Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) recovered from Boko Haram jihadists on display at the headquarters of the 120th Battalion in Goniri, Yobe State, in Nigeria's restive northeast on July 3, 2019. [AFP]

Jihadists in northeastern Nigeria are surging -- and using social media to spread the word of their campaigns and recruit fighters.

At least 100 people were killed in the new wave of jihadist attacks in April alone, as the governor of Borno, the epicentre of the violence which has raged since 2009, said the state is losing ground to armed groups.