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1.5 Significance of the study
The
problem of terrorism and its implications for national security in
Nigeria is at the heart of this research. It analyzes the implications
of terrorism for Nigeria in the international community. It is on this
basis that this study is important for some reason. First, the study is
of paramount importance for policy makers and citizens for it traces the
historical development of domestic terrorism in Nigeria, focusing on
how corruption, ethno-political control of resources , poor governance,
poverty, beatings and blows against etc have all added to the rise of
terrorism in Nigeria. Second, the importance of Nigeria as a global
energy source inevitably led to a strong international presence in the
country; especially the US, China and Great Britain that depend on
Nigeria for much of their oil imports have important political and
economic presence. It is no coincidence that these countries in
particular have played a key role in the fight against terrorism
policies in Nigeria and in the training of their military for specific
functions of the fight against terrorism. Thus, the international
stakeholder participation in terrorism in Nigeria becomes critical for
this study because it has raised more questions about that
counter-terrorism policies are adapted to, for what purpose. In essence,
the research will provoke more questions about domestic terrorism in
Nigeria. Third, this research will help to provide information on the
terrorism in Nigeria, and what it holds for other countries facing the
challenges of terrorism. With amnesties and fruitful dialogue that took
place in the Niger Delta with the Movement for the Emancipation of the
Niger Delta (MEND) and the recent announcement of ceasefire by the
terrorist group Boko Haram, it means that domestic terrorism could be
won by the government through peaceful means dialogue. Fourth, it is
useful to researchers' particular political historians, dogmatic
scientists, economists and international relations professionals who
conduct research in related fields. Finally, the political class will
learn through this study, the need for them to be patriotic and it is
hoped that this study will contribute to the future work on
resolving Nigerian conflict by putting forth a new perspective
based on using a holistic perspective
1.6 Scope/Limitations of the study
This study is on terrorism and Nigeria’s external image under Goodluck Jonathan’s administration
1.7 Limitations of the Study
In
the production of such a work like this, the problem of the researcher
is not the scarcity of materials, but its availability including some
bias in their presentation. This research is contemporary and
politically sensitive. The researcher is thus faced with the problem of
interpreting the actions of terrorist groups and anti-terrorist approach
of the Nigerian government that some of the policies undertaken are
still an ongoing process. Finally, there is the question of time and
money that could be a barrier to this research. Nevertheless, these
limiting factors were significantly managed to make the study more
objective in its presentation.
1.8 Definition of terms
Administration:
Is Goodluck Jonathan’s managements of public affairs; government
properties, supervision of projects and organization of persons during
his tenure. .
Terrorism: Is the unofficial or unauthorized use of
violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims as well as
illegal use of force and violence against persons or property to
intimidate or coerce a government as well as the population civil, or
part thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives.
External
image: is other people’s view of a particular thing, it could be is an
occurrence like terrorism that depicts visual perception.
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