The objectified female body and the Boko Haram insurgency in northeast Nigeria: Insights from IDP camps in Abuja

Toward querying the national peril of kidnapping in Nigeria

“…It has also been mentioned that officials of international oil companies, top politicians, and their close relatives are kidnapping targets (Detotto, McCannon and Vannini, 2012). In addition, scholars have also identified the diverse reasons insurgents would abduct beyond political and economic reasons to be forceful recruitment, reproduction and objectification (Agbaje, 2020;Unam, Arua and Out, 2018;Ezeibe and Eze, 2012). However, observing the current kidnapping trends in Nigeria has revealed the inconsistency in the modus-operandi of the kidnappers.…”

“…Terrorism has been defined as a campaign and acts of violence waged by a small group of people to create fear and also attract broad media coverage (Jenkins, 1974). The motives for kidnapping continue to emerge as terrorists evolve in their tactics (Cook, 2011;Agbaje, 2020). In essence, kidnapping by terrorist groups is deadly and increasing globally (Ragazzi, 2017).…”

“…Scholars (Nwokedi, 2010;Adelakun, 2010) captured Nigeria's entire drama kidnapping trade and linked it to terrorism. It has been noted that the Boko Haram terrorist group in Nigeria have abducted several people intending to instrument them for various terrorist activities such as militants, intelligence gate-keeping, suicide bombing, and reproduction, among several other reasons (Agbaje, 2020;Markovic, 2019;Comolli, 2015). This is not to rule out that they also kidnap for financial gains in occasional instances (Perri, Lichtenwald and MacKenzie, 2009).…”

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In Nigeria, the dynamics of kidnapping is framed in complexities. There are different types of kidnapping going on within the country ranging from resource-based kidnapping to political kidnapping and terrorist-based kidnapping (Agbaje, 2020; Onduku, 2011). While some are based on agitations for political and economic recognition, others are based on the need for compulsory recruitment by insurgents and terrorists.

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Assessing the effectiveness of government and non‐governmental organization in assisting internally displaced women in Nigeria

“…Internal displacement remains an obstinate problem in Africa (Adeola, 2016; De Jesus, 2018; Lwabukuna, 2011) arising mostly from persistent conflicts, as well as other social factors. Nevertheless, the problem of IDPs caused by armed violence has remained a distinguishing characteristic of many African countries, especially Nigeria (Adewale, 2016; Agbaje, 2020; Ajayi, 2020; Amodu et al, 2021; Ekoh et al, 2022; Okeke‐Ihejirika et al, 2020). Displaced persons are scattered across the country in what have become permanent IDP camps.…”