oops - first mistake I ever made in my life
Not poverty but injustice.
The problem with Nigeria is its persistent graft and political corruption. It is one of the most intolerant societies on earth with its rampant hatred and abuses towards minority groups and economic injustices:
... the Heads of the Federal Military Government of Nigeria, who ruled amidst the oil boom of the 1970s that the political economy of petroleum in Nigeria truly became characterised by endemic patronage and corruption by the political elites, which plagues the nation to this day ... At both state and federal government levels, power and therefore wealth has typically been monopolised by select lobby groups who maintain a strong tendency to 'look after their own' by financially rewarding their political supporters. At the state or community level this means that interest groups in power will reward and protect their own; this is typically based on ethnic/tribal or religious affiliation of the interest group.
... Despite the wealth flowing into the nation from oil revenues many of Nigeria’s socio-economic factors are worse now than they were 30 years ago[28] According to the World Bank, most of Nigeria’s oil wealth gets siphoned off by 1% of the population.[29] Corruption in the government is rampant, in fact since 1960 it is estimated that 300 to 400 billion dollars has been stolen by corrupt government officials.[29] The corruption is found at the highest levels as well.
source: wiki = Petroleum industry in Nigeria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In my many years of living in New York I was acquainted with several Nigerian dissidents. Several told me that Nigeria's racial/tribal intolerance was FAR worse than the Apartheid regime. The number of innocents killed in tribalist skirmishes and the damage done to the infrastructure is incalculable. So yes, poverty does drive people to join hate cults like Boko Harum. But this poverty is one that is manufactured in that oil rich country by intra-racial racism, intolerance, elitism, and corruption which is likely unmatched in all the world. Therefore, giving Nigeria any further aid only aggravates the problem. The solution is political reformation - one that can only be solved by Nigerians, not through foreign intervention.
Will Antonin @Will_Antonin 
Ezra Levant @ezralevant 
