Boko Haram

David, Ojochenemi J.; Asuelime, Lucky E.; Onapajo, Hakeem

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-21230-2

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“…Therefore, to counter terrorist threats, the decisionmakers need to identify these nodes of terrorist networks and access their permanent nature and connections. Asuelime and David (2015) looked at the issue of Boko Haram from a socio-economic perspective. They based their argument on the nexus of the socio-economic backwardness of Africa that connectedly made the continent a haven for terrorists and an easy catchment for their recruitment.…”

Section: Conceptual Definition Of Terrorism and Its Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This does not exempt anybody from being their direct target if such targets (institution, group, or individual) do not physically join forces with them or agree to their campaign; thus, they consider them to sustain the system. Their barbarisms have become so drastic that they could not spare the lives of their close relatives (Asuelime and David, 2015). Agbiboa (2014a) tries to trace the origin of the deadly sect from a socio-economic point of view.…”

Section: Conceptual Definition Of Terrorism and Its Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Terror Campaign of Boko Haram: Its Transformation and Challenges to Nigeria’s Security

Bello

2021

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This paper is geared toward analyzing the patterns and dynamics of the Boko Haram attacks and the challenges they caused to the country's security. The report uses the assumptions of the instrumental approach, which states that the purpose of terrorism is to bring about insecurity in an actor's environment. The pattern of terrorism follows an action-reaction process. Thereby it responds to what Government does. It also utilizes the data collected from secondary sources and qualitatively analyses it. The paper discovered that Boko Haram, a proscribed international terrorist organization, is continuously posing serious security challenges to Nigeria that have resulted in the loss of over 30.000 lives and the destruction of public and private properties worth billions of US dollars. The group has committed itself to asymmetric warfare. Since its re-emergence, it had tried to mimic and adopt the tactics and strategies of global Salafist movements, which manifested in armed assaults, bombings, and abductions. The paper recommended that a comprehensive approach be adopted that would take care of both kinetic and non-kinetic measures to end the menace of terrorism in Nigeria. Training and retraining of security personnel on asymmetric warfare are required to balance the increasing adaptability of the terrorists.

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Section: Conceptual Definition Of Terrorism and Its Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Conceptual Definition Of Terrorism and Its Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Terror Campaign of Boko Haram: Its Transformation and Challenges to Nigeria’s Security

Bello

2021

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“…37 These structural conditions and grievances combined-while they may not be sufficient explanations on their own-provide essential insights into the emergence of Boko Haram when complemented by facilitators, external factors, and particular triggers. 38 First and foremost, journalists, scholars, and politicians view the sect as a strictly religious quagmire given Boko Haram's public advocacy for the stringent implementation of Sharia law in the entire country. 39 Religion has always played a vital and influential role in Nigerian society regularly manifesting itself as a strong force in the political process.…”

Section: Boko Haram: the Causesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Furthermore, some studies have criticized that escalatory counterterrorism approaches have taken preference to dialogue and conciliatory measures. 6 Since the escalation of violence in 2009 and the following governmental repression, the crisis has led to tens of thousands of lives lost, massive displacement, and a significant drop in economic activity. 7 Notwithstanding these valuable insights on the origins of and solutions for the Boko Haram crisis, little is known about public perceptions about these explanations and ongoing military approaches, and about the extent to which public perceptions diverge or converge across ethnic and religious cleavages.…”

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