CBC Radio Boko Haram largely ignored but some say a threat on par with ISIS When Abubakr Shenkau’s Boko Haram followers killed an estimated 2000 people in 16 communities last week, few of us barely noticed. Our attention riveted instead on acts of terror in Paris. Today we look into that collective blind spot when it comes to Nigeria’s terror and ask about the parallels between ISIS and Boko Haram.