Boko Haram and the Drivers of Islamist Violence

Pieri, Zacharias P.

doi:10.4324/9780429465178

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“…The resultant cost is what is deemed to have created the right conditions for the maintenance of radical Islamist terrorism as is experienced with Boko Haram in Nigeria (Onuoha, 2014; Thurston, 2016). Several research inquiries into terrorism in the global south have shown that the rising popularity of militant Islamist movements in northern Nigeria can be attributed to a combination of factors, including increased structural inequality, injustices, failed social services as well as exponential fraudulent increase in defense budgets, corrupt government officials, poverty figures in the North, Army accusation of deficit of armed weapons, inter alia (Anugwom, 2019; Iyekekpolo, 2019; Lukman, 2007; Pieri, 2019).…”

Section: Political Corruption and Boko Haram Terrorismmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Intractable Malaise: Understanding the Patterns That Maintain the Terrorist Stronghold in Nigeria

Olofinbiyi

2021

Sage Open

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The global manifestation of terrorism has been evident in Africa, with a significant allusion to Boko Haram jihadists in Nigeria. A critical corollary of this manifestation is a decade of humanitarian crisis that threatens human security in the country. Following Boko Haram’s re-emergence in Nigeria, the group has taken pre-eminence to present itself as the most intractable malaise ever known to ravage the peace and social fabric of the northern Nigerian state. The undue supremacy of the sect has not only earned it global notoriety but has also generated a continuum of controversial academic debates on the patterns that maintain the sect as a terrorist stronghold in Nigeria. However, rather than dwell on the questions of “who Boko Haram terrorists are” or “what the nature of their modus operandi and the number of casualties of their activities in Nigeria have been,” the study focuses on determining the influential factors that have fueled the burning flame of the insurgency in the affected region. It contends that submerging the problem in the traumatized region would have to do with resolving the causal efficacy of each of the foregoing triggering factors that are known to be fanning the flames of the insurgency. Accomplishing this aim, the study recommends provision and implementation of more effective research designs and policy recommendations to address the challenges and reposition the fight for better results.

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Section: Political Corruption and Boko Haram Terrorismmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Intractable Malaise: Understanding the Patterns That Maintain the Terrorist Stronghold in Nigeria

Olofinbiyi

2021

Sage Open

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“…This approach focused on the level of social engagements, inter-group relations, solidarity, and bonds created by this jihadi culture (Pieri and Zenn 2018). To sum up, this approach explains this paradox of terrorist recruitment as a lifestyle through which people learn over time (Pieri 2019).…”

Section: Terrorist Recruitment: Conceptual Clarification and Theoretimentioning

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Challenges of Countering Terrorist Recruitment in the Lake Chad Region: The Case of Boko Haram

2020

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This article attempts to shed light on the challenges confronting relevant actors (state and non-state) in countering the threat of terrorism recruitment by focusing on the Boko Haram terrorist organization, whose presence and activities threaten the security of the Lake Chad region. The article uses a qualitative research technique combining key informant interviews with stakeholders familiar with the conflict, academic and non-academic documents, reports, and policy briefs. The findings of the article suggest that despite the various initiatives by stakeholders aimed at containing the strategies of recruitment, the group continues to expand its base by launching coordinated attacks that further destabilize the region. These challenges stem from a lack of a clear-cut counterterrorism strategy, a dearth in technological and mutual trust between actors and locals in the management and utilization of intelligence, and the inability of state institutions to ‘coerce and convince’ citizens in terms of its capacity to counter the danger of terrorism recruitment and expansion. The article, amongst other things, recommends a community policing model similar to the ‘Nyumba-Kumi security initiative’ adopted by most countries in East Africa for the effective assessment and detection of threat forces; the state and its agencies should show the capacity to coerce and convince in dealing with the (ideological, religious, social, and economic) conditions, drivers, and factors promoting the spread of terrorism as well as other forms of violent extremism in the society; furthermore, there is a need for stakeholders to adopt a comprehensive and holistic counterterrorism/violent extremism strategy to reflect present-day security challenges as well as to guarantee sustainable peace.

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“…Henceforth, Boko Haram insurgents became militaristic, often targeting government critical institutions, particularly security agencies and educational facilities. Subsequently, the group expanded its scope of violence to include civilian targets (Pieri, 2019). Boko Haram insurgency has caused the death and displacement of many people both within and across the neighboring countries.…”

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

Lenshie

Nwangwu

Ezeibe

et al. 2022

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 and the Drivers of Islamist Violence

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The Intractable Malaise: Understanding the Patterns That Maintain the Terrorist Stronghold in Nigeria

The Intractable Malaise: Understanding the Patterns That Maintain the Terrorist Stronghold in Nigeria

Challenges of Countering Terrorist Recruitment in the Lake Chad Region: The Case of Boko Haram

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

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