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The Impact Of Boko Haram Insurgency On Nigerian National Security
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Jama'atul Ahlus Sunnah Lid daawati wal Jihad popularly known as Boko Haram, which means western education is forbidden emerged around 2002 as a local Islamic movement mainly for preaching and charity to people in Maiduguri Borno State. The activities of the group changed in 2009 after the Nigerian government crackdown on its followers as a result of which spiritual and political leader Muhammad Yusuf was killed. From 2009 to 2015 Boko Haram insurgency claimed the lives of more than 13,000 people. The group has intensified its attacks on security agents and their formations, top governmental establishments, schools, Mosques, and the general populace. The group kidnapped 250 schoolgirls in Chibok in April 2014. The threat posed by the group is undermining the existence of Nigeria as one sovereign political territory. In August 2014, the sect leader declared areas under their control as new Islamic Caliphate which would be governed according to strict Islamic laws. The objective of this study is to examine the threats of Boko Haram insurgency on Nigerian national security. The study also revealed that poverty and misconception of religion were the major factors that facilitated the emergence and development of Boko Haram. The researchers recommend that Nigerian Government should address the root and symptom of the problem by eradicating poverty, providing employment to the people and enhancing security efforts.
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDYAccording
to Murtada (2013), the real name of Boko Haram was Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna
Lid da'awati Wal-Jihad, (congregation of the People of Tradition for
Proselytism and Jihad). The word Boko Haram means western education is
forbidden. The group emerged in early 2000s as small Sunni Islamic group
advocating a strict interpretation and implementation of Islamic law in
Nigeria. Initially, the sect's leadership did not call for violence; ... Continue reading---
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDYAccording
to Murtada (2013), the real name of Boko Haram was Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna
Lid da'awati Wal-Jihad, (congregation of the People of Tradition for
Proselytism and Jihad). The word Boko Haram means western education is
forbidden. The group emerged in early 2000s as small Sunni Islamic group
advocating a strict interpretation and implementation of Islamic law in
Nigeria. Initially, the sect's leadership did not call for violence; ... Continue reading---
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