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The Socio-economic Impact Of The Boko Haram Insurgence In Nigeria: (2009-2013)
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1.2 Statement of the Problem
Boko Haram activities was described by us
intelligence
agents in November 2011 ―as a local salafist group attacking Christians
and local police stations with matchet and poison tipped arrows in
Nigeria‘s northeastern Borno state. According to him:
Boko Haram is a
way of thinking, it is politically driven, they are loosely organized
grassroots insurrection against not only the Abuja government but the
traditional
Muslim establishment as well. (Campbell, 2011).
After
nearly a decade of violence, Nigeria government still does not have an
effective strategy for dismantling the group. The terrorist organization
preys on the disillusioned Muslims of the north, who are fed up with
corruption. And have few economic opportunities, Nigeria is a
heterogeneous country divided by two religious beliefs aside traditional
religion. The northern half of the country is almost completely Muslim
(50 per cent of the total Nigerians population) and the southern half is
mostly dominated by Christians (40 per cent of the total Nigerians
population). Originating in the Muslim dominated northern region of the
country, the movement other rejected everything deemed western. The
activities of these groups ―Boko Haram‖ grew its ranks by taking
advantages of the widespread anger in the north over the
country‘s
gap. In the north, 72 percent of the population live below the poverty
line, compared to only 22 percent in the southern part Christopher
(Bartolta, 2011)
The political goal of Boko Haram sect is to create
an Islamic nation in the twelve northern states of Nigerians,
eventually, spreading to the rest of the country. From its inception
Boko Haram viewed Nigeria as a state or a country running by
non-believers and made the government its main target, ever when the
country had a Muslim president.
Therefore, this research work seeks to find the following:
1. Is poverty inducing the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria?
2. Does the ―Boko Haram‖ insurgence have any socio-economic implication on Nigerians development?
3. Is dialogue a desideration to the Boko Haram menace in Nigeria?
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