Goodluck Jonathan

====2012====
Following the [[January 2012 Northern Nigeria attacks]], which left over hundreds of casualties, [[Abubakar Shekau]], a former deputy of [[Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)|Mohammed Yusuf]], appeared in a video posted on YouTube.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}} According to [[Reuters]], Shekau took control of the group after the death of Yusuf in 2009.<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 May 2014|title=Profile: Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-18020349|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=25 September 2012|title=Boko Haram attacks – timeline|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/sep/25/boko-haram-timeline-nigeria|access-date=30 May 2020|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Abubakar|first=Tasiu|date=2014|title=The Boko Haram Sparks|url=https://openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/4530/1/The%20Media%20and%20Boko%20Haram1.pdf|journal=[[Journal of African Media Studies]]|pages=97–110|via=Openaccess.city.ac.uk}}</ref> Authorities had previously believed that Shekau died during the violence in 2009.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}} By early 2012, the group was responsible for over 900 deaths. On 8 March 2012, a small [[Special Boat Service]] team and the Nigerian Army [[Sokoto hostage rescue attempt|attempted to rescue]] two hostages, Chris McManus and Franco Lamolinara, being held in Nigeria by members of the Boko Haram terrorist organisation loyal to [[al-Qaeda]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}} The two hostages were killed before or during the rescue attempt. All the hostage takers were reportedly killed.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Winnett|first=Robert|date=8 March 2012|title=British hostage killed in failed SBS rescue bid|journal=Daily Telegraph|language=en-GB|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/nigeria/9132481/British-hostage-killed-in-failed-SBS-rescue-bid.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/nigeria/9132481/British-hostage-killed-in-failed-SBS-rescue-bid.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=30 May 2020|issn=0307-1235}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Boko Haram Declares War On Elderly People, Slaughter Over 50 In Borno|url=https://bizwatchnigeria.ng/boko-haram-declares-war-on-elderly-people-slaughter-over-50-in-borno/|date=22 December 2014|website=BizWatchNigeria.Ng|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref>