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The Effect Of Terrorism In Developing Countries: It’s Significance To Development And Progress
[A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIA]
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CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
Terrorism
and insurgency is globally becoming a household word as there is no
nation that is completely absolved from its effect. This is the reason
why Rourke (2015) observes that war, terrorism and other forms of
transnational political violence are in many ways more threatening today
than ever before as civilian casualty has been on increase. It is
however difficult to evolve a single definition for the term
“terrorismâ€. The difficulty emanates from the lack of consensus or
unified perspective among nations or scholars as to what could be
regarded as terrorist act. Hence, terrorism has been described variously
as both a tactic and strategy; a crime and a holy duty; a justified
reaction to oppression and inexcusable abomination since it is a
function of whose point of view is being represented.
Indeed, the
worldwide manifestation of terrorism and insurgency has been evident in
Africa, but also in Nigeria. With particular reference to Nigeria, the
phenomenon has found expression in the emergence of Boko Haram
insurgency (2001-date). Since its advent, the sectarian insurgency has
wrecked immense havoc in the country, especially by “using explosives
and firearms with gruesome, fatal†consequences (Awake, 2016).
The
alarming level of terrorists attacks in different parts of the country,
leaving unpalatable consequences for the nation’s economy and its
growth. To address the threat to national security and combat the
increasing waves of crime the federal government of Nigeria in the 2013
budget made a huge allocation to security, and the national assembly
passed the Anti-Terrorism Act in 2011 (Ewetan, 2018). Despite these
efforts, the level of terrorism and insecurity in the country is still
high, and a confirmation of this is the low ranking of Nigeria in the
Global Peace Index (GPI, 2015). Despite the plethora of security
measures taken to address the daunting challenges of terrorism and
insecurity in Nigeria, government efforts have not produced the desired
positive result. This has compelled the Nigerian government in recent
time to request for foreign assistance from countries such as USA,
Israel, and EU countries to combat the rising waves of terrorism and
insecurity. Amidst the deteriorating security situation in the country,
Nigeria is also confronted with daunting developmental challenges which
pose serious threat to socio-economic development. These developmental
challenges include endemic rural and urban poverty, high rate of
unemployment, debilitating youth unemployment, low industrial output,
unstable and deteriorating exchange rate, high inflation rate,
inadequate physical and social infrastructure, very large domestic debt,
and rising stock of external debt (Ewetan, 2018)
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This study was carried out to examine the effect of terrorism in developing countries: it’s significance to development and progress a case study of Nigeria. Specifically, the study examined the effect of terrorism on the economic development of Nigeria. The study also examine the activities of the terrorist groups in Nigeria from 2012 to 2021.identify the factors that led to the emergence of the Boko Haram terrorist group in Nigeria 2012 to 2021. lastly, the study investigate how terrori ... Continue reading---
