A decade of terror: revisiting Nigeria’s interminable Boko Haram insurgency

Amao, Olumuyiwa Babatunde

doi:10.1057/s41284-020-00232-8

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“…Between 2014 and 2015 in Borno, and partly in Yobe and Adamawa States, Boko Haram attacked schools, marketplaces, villages, military bases, and Muslim and Christian worship centers (Amao, 2020). Suicide bombers were deployed for suicide missions and more women and girls were kidnapped and recruited into suicide bombings and arm smuggling (Nwangwu et al, 2021; Okoli & Azom, 2019).…”

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Boko Haram, security architecture and counterinsurgency in North-East, Nigeria

Lenshie

Nwangwu

Ezeibe

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Armed Forces & Society

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While previous studies have interrogated the motivations of Boko Haram and the role of security agencies in counterinsurgency, explanations of the escalation of Boko Haram attacks on Nigerian security agencies have received limited academic attention. This study re-examines the dynamics of counterinsurgency operations in Nigeria within the context of the fragile state thesis. It argues that fragility of relevant state institutions has compromised the military-led counterinsurgency operations by flipping out strategic intelligence to the terrorists, embezzlement of arms procurement funds, sabotage and deplorable welfare condition of combatants, among others. Thus, the relevant state institutions should be strengthened to proactively respond to the maladies bedeviling the military-led counterinsurgency operations in the North-East region.

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Boko Haram, security architecture and counterinsurgency in North-East, Nigeria

Lenshie

Nwangwu

Ezeibe

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Armed Forces & Society

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“…44 For their part, Kassim and Nwankpa's outstanding Boko Haram Reader, which translates and annotates primary texts from all four groups, treats various primary sources that preceded, characterized, and followed the split. 45 Other qualitative pieces-especially those that acutely focus on the Islamic State's presence in Africa 46 and those looking at changes of "Boko Haram's" tactics over time 47 -also recognize and emphasize factional differences. And yet, even while qualitative researchers do tend to recognize the split, to be sure, not all do, even years after it has happened, including in scholarship produced in 2019 and 2020.…”

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The “Boko Haram Disaggregation Problem” and Comparative Profiles of Factional Violence: Challenges, Impacts, and Solutions in the Study of Africa’s Deadliest Terror Group(s)

Warner

Lizzo

2021

Terrorism and Political Violence

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This article introduces the "Boko Haram disaggregation problem," or the often frequent failure by observers to disaggregate the group following its August 2016 split into two distinct factions, instead, labeling and studying all factions as "Boko Haram." It asks: What are the origins of the "Boko Haram disaggregation problem," and, given this phenomenon, what are the possibilities and constraints in understanding profiles of violence between the pre-2016 and post-2016 iterations of the group(s)? It argues that the "Boko Haram disaggregation problem" has origins both internal and external to the group(s), most prevalent in quantitative academic research. Highlighting the challenges of this phenomenon, it uses data from the Global Terrorism Database (GTD) from 2009 to 2018 to compare profiles of violence between various "Boko Haram" factions. In sum, it shows why beyond merely a methodological challenge, overcoming this phenomenon has real-world impacts for addressing the violence perpetrated by these groups.

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“…hanges in the goals, ideologies, and methods of operation of Boko Haram groups caused a striking Pearson and Zenn (2021), MacEachern (2020), Amao (2020) have all investigated the Boko Haram activities in northern Nigeria. Findings revealed that the group has engaged in terror activities with a remarkable capacity in military methods that led to massive casualties across the region.…”

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Understanding Boko Haram’s Hybrid Operational Methods in Northwestern Nigeria

Idris,

Adam

2023

ajpas

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This paper investigates the hybrid operational character of Boko Haram within the contexts of methods, strategies, and organizational affiliations in the northwestern region. This is due to the continued expansion of Boko Haram into the region since the military reinvigoration in the northeast. The new military operations in the region have caused serious disorientation in the ranks of Boko haram, which necessitated a move to other regions to avoid defeat by the Nigerian military. This study uses qualitative methods to demonstrate the vast range of techniques connected with bandits and other groups in the area based on the operational nexus. The materials used were content analyzed thematically. This study is predicated on Makarenko’s crime-terror nexus model for the analysis. The theory highlighted levels of alliances, convergence, and operational tools armed groups adopt to achieve their goals. The paper finds that Boko haram has developed hybrid operational strategies to expand its operational areas for a continued existence. The hybrid operational character was developed based on alliances and the adoption of operational tools. The study recommends that Nigeria first understand this development as a new hybrid threat to deal with and contain Boko Haram and other groups of similar style in Nigeria.

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A decade of terror: revisiting Nigeria’s interminable Boko Haram insurgency

Cited by 15 publications

References 19 publications

Boko Haram, security architecture and counterinsurgency in North-East, Nigeria

Boko Haram, security architecture and counterinsurgency in North-East, Nigeria

The “Boko Haram Disaggregation Problem” and Comparative Profiles of Factional Violence: Challenges, Impacts, and Solutions in the Study of Africa’s Deadliest Terror Group(s)

Understanding Boko Haram’s Hybrid Operational Methods in Northwestern Nigeria

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