Boko Haram: the evolution of Islamist extremism in Nigeria

Waldek, Lise; Jayasekara, Shankara

doi:10.1080/18335330.2011.605217

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“…The vehicle was stopped, but the driver was able to detonate the bomb and kill two people and destroy several vehicles (US Department of State , 25; Pham , 4). The group's strategies had previously included remote detonation of bombs and shootings, but the suicide bombing in 2011 was a new development, previously unknown in the country (Waldek and Jayasekara , 174; Aghedo and Osumah , 858; Elkaim , 18), leading to Nigerian claims that the group must be making use of people from Niger or other African states, because no Nigerian would do this (Last M unpublished January , 2). In August 2011 the United Nations building in Abuja was bombed in another suicide bombing.…”

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“…Boko Haram has financed its operations through crime, possibly from funds raised from AQIM kidnappings, and certainly supplemented with bank raids, robberies of convoys and businesses, car‐jacking and other criminal activities (Barrett , 723; Davis ; Walker ; Waldek and Jayasekara ). Boko Haram gets many of its guns from the police, often by raiding remote police stations, or from the army, sometimes buying them directly from soldiers or security guards (Last ).…”

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The geopolitics of Boko Haram and Nigeria's ‘war on terror’

Elden

2014

Geographical Journal

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The April 2014 kidnapping of the schoolgirls at Chibok, north‐eastern Nigeria, has meant that Boko Haram is now widely discussed by Western governments and in Western media. Yet within Nigeria the group has been well known for several years. Boko Haram's activities, or actions attributed to the group, have developed in a range of ways, many contradictory, including bombings, kidnappings of Europeans within Nigeria and neighbouring Cameroon, killing of medical personnel, and overtures for dialogue with the Federal Government. There are recurrent reports of links to Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, and in the past few years the United States has taken a much more active role in the region. Some of the wider geopolitical issues relate to the French‐led intervention in Mali; a country to which Nigeria has also sent troops. This article tries to disentangle these different questions. It looks first at who Boko Haram are, and their history. It situates the group within the wider context of Nigerian politics, and to discuss the biopolitical and geopolitical elements of their operations and of the actions of the Nigerian security services and other actors towards them. It ends by relating what is happening within and beyond Nigeria to the wider context of the ‘war on terror’.

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The geopolitics of Boko Haram and Nigeria's ‘war on terror’

Elden

2014

Geographical Journal

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“…Fundamentally, Boko Haram is widely believed to translate as Western Education is forbidden (a sin or sacrilege) (Waldek and Jayasekara 2011). Boko refers to book or, the noun, ilimin which means education while Haram refers to forbidden.…”

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Boko Haram

David¹,

Asuelime²,

Onapajo³

2015

SpringerBriefs in Political Science

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“…Although this study cited Nigerian system decay as a pivotal reason for the escalation of violence, it did not provide empirical evidence to support the theory. In another related study, Waldek and Jayasekara (2011) tried to unveil the historical evolution of Boko Haram’s leadership, its operational strategy, and its hierarchal structure. It also attempted to evaluate the group’s connection with other radical groups within the regional and international borders.…”

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Cycle of Bad Governance and Corruption

Suleiman

Karim

2015

SAGE Open

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This article argues that bad governance and corruption particularly in the Northern part of Nigeria have been responsible for the persistent rise in the activities of Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal-Jihad (JASLWJ), Arabic for "people committed to the propagation of the tradition and jihad." It is also known as "Boko Haram," commonly translated as "Western education is sin." Based on qualitative data obtained through interviews with Nigerians, this article explicates how poor governance in the country has created a vicious cycle of corruption, poverty, and unemployment, leading to violence. Although JASLWJ avows a religious purpose in its activities, it takes full advantage of the social and economic deprivation to recruit new members. For any viable short-or long-term solution, this article concludes that the country must go all-out with its anticorruption crusade. This will enable the revival of other critical sectors such as agriculture and manufacturing, likely ensuring more employment. Should the country fail to stamp out corruption, it will continue to witness an upsurge in the activities of JASLWJ, and perhaps even the emergence of other violent groups. The spillover effects may be felt not only across Nigeria but also within the entire West African region.

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Boko Haram: the evolution of Islamist extremism in Nigeria

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The geopolitics of Boko Haram and Nigeria's ‘war on terror’

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