![]() ![]() The Nigerian government response is also examined in order to provide critical lessons to counterterrorism planners, policy and government officials, and scholars. The group’s attacks against a variety of targets are examined in detail as are their general tactics and strategies. The book traces the early beginnings of the religious sect, the conversion of its leader to radical Islam in 2002, and the group’s campaign of violence beginning in 2009 and continuing to the present. However, lack of transparency and accountability on the part of the military, abuse of human rights and lack of transformative approach in tackling the Boko Haram insurgency have undermined the general support (especially morally) needed to ensure that Boko Haram insurgency does not pose any security threats to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Nigerian state.ĭownload Boko Haram Book in PDF, Epub and Kindleīoko Haram analyzes the activities and atrocities of Nigeria’s Jihadi terrorist group, Boko Haram, in the context of global religious fundamentalism and extremism. Countries with strategic economic, political and social interests in Nigeria have also supported financially. This research observed that trillions of naira has been spent in the fight against insurgency by the military as released by the federal government and donor agencies. From 2011 to 2018, Boko Haram insurgents carried out over 3,346 incidents (attacks). These deaths were possible through suicide missions, guerilla attacks, bombings, communities’ massacre, gun battles, ambush, sporadic shooting, kidnappings etc. As at when this work was concluded, the daily update from the Nigeria’s Security Tracker (NST) of the Council of Foreign Relations (CFR) showed that more than 200 Nigerian and Multinational Joint Taskforce (MJTF), comprising Nigeria, Chad, Niger and Cameroonian troops, Civilian Joint Taskforce (CJTF), insurgents and civilians were killed in just May, 2019 (May 10 – May 31, 2019). The resurgence of the Boko Haram attacks before, during and after the 2019 general elections showed that the Boko Haram insurgency has not been "technically defeated" as claimed by the federal government of Nigeria. The objectives were to determine the nature of Boko Haram insurgency on Nigeria’s security, examine the impact of the Boko Haram insurgency on the national security challenges confronting Nigeria, and determine the cost of tackling insurgency by the federal government of Nigeria. Download Insurgency and National Security The Case of Boko Haram in Nigeria Book in PDF, Epub and KindleĪcademic Paper from the year 2021 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Peace and Conflict Studies, Security, grade: 2.5,, language: English, abstract: This research examines the impact of Boko Haram insurgency on Nigeria’s national security. ![]()
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