Boko haram insurgency and the counterterrorism policy in. Legal framework for the prevention of terrorism in nigeria. Nigerias terrorism problem why the suicide bombing of the u. According to liolio 20, the successful recruitment of the people into the group. Poverty and terrorism in nigeria the borgen project. In this research paper, icct visiting fellow akinola olojo examines the key drivers of public support for boko haram in northern nigeria.
Mustapha bintube the federal republic of nigeria, the clerk senate committee on privatisation, national assembly complex, white house, room 4. Counterterrorism in nigeria request pdf researchgate. This research deals with the yussufiyya boko haram sect as a social phenomenon. The impact of insurgency on nigerian economy postgraduate. Terrorism and the dilemmas of combating the menace in nigeria. Growth and fiscal consequences of terrorism in nigeria.
The training courses last between two and twelve months and recruits are given a 100 joining fee. Corruption, poverty, unemployment, discrimination, and inequality can eventually lead to insurgency and terrorist activities. Terrorism is largely viewed to mean the threat or use of physical coercion, primarily against non combatants especially civilians, to create fear in order to achieve various political objectives. In fact, some northern oligarchs had vowed to make nigeria ungovernable if jonathan won the presidency. These have provided a critical need for a closer look at the complexities of security. Abstract the world is still at the euphoria over the killing of osama bin laden, founder and leader of the most dreaded terrorist group in the world known as the alqaeda the base. The terrorism prevention act, 2011 in this act referred to as the.
The activities of the islamic sect boko haram had led. Effects of boko haram insurgencyterrorism in business. Terrorism in nigeria may 29, 2011 bombing of social drinking sports in maiduguri and zuba an outskirts of abuja. Boko haram is a militant terrorist organization whose goal is to overthrow the government of nigeria and institute sharia law. As a frontline member o f the united nations, nigeria has be en ver y active in participating in. International terrorism and its implications for national. Project topic on the socioeconomic implications of the. Nigeria is a multiethnic and ethnoreligious nation with an estimated population of 170 million people, nigeria national population commission 2010. Only those with liberated minds will understand, irrespective of their tribe or religion. The ethnic, religious, political and socio cultural tension continues to pose an intractable violence between the different groups vying for. Nov 4, 2011 bombing of army task force operational base, police headquarters and other government buildings in. Growth and fiscal consequences of terrorism in nigeria 1 chuku chuku, dominic abang, and imaabasi isip jel codes. Terrorism, as a global phenomenon, is an illwind that blows no one any good. Nigeria is characterized by two areas defined by wealth.
Latest travel advice for nigeria, including how to stay safe during the coronavirus covid19 pandemic and information on returning to the uk. With the vast population of nigeria and the increase in oil production this made nigeria the greatest force the whole of west africa. Combating violent conflicts and terrorism in nigeria. The available literature on the issue of terrorism with the economy in the northern and southern regions of nigeria is. Drug trafficking and the threat to nigerias national. Insecurity and terrorism has been a major challenge to the nigerian government in recent times. Background of the study terrorism is defined as calculated, politically motivated violence perpetrated against noncombatant targets by subnational groups or clandestine agents, usually intended to influence an audience. This book assesses the effectiveness of nigerias counterterrorist policies against.
Nigeria contributed greatly in the economic community of west african state ecowas activities. The nations economy was dependent on agriculture sometime ago but in 1973, when the nigeria crude oil was discovered most nigeria left the agricultural practice to go into oil. In this paper, we focus on the growth and scal consequences of terrorism in nigeria over the last three decades. Proportion of terrorist attacks in nigeria attributed to boko haram source. The act of terrorism and general insecurity situations in nigeria require that. Terrorism is defined as calculated, politically motivated violence perpetrated against noncombatant targets by subnational groups or clandestine agents, usually intended to influence an audience.
Nigeria is an active member of the global counterterrorism forum gctf, and the united states has used the multilateral platform the forum offers to introduce justice sector officials from nigeria and neighboring countries to a series of judicial tools to investigate and prosecute terrorism cases in conformity with their domestic and. Effects of terrorism on the international business in nigeria. The threat from boko haram and ansaru the henry jackson society 10 haram has 200 to 300 training camps in nigeria and neighbouring countries. The author suggests that the effective formulation and implementation. Terrorism in nigeria and in some other developing countries stems partly from lack, poverty, illiteracy, a feeling of exclusiveness and distrust in the government, most of which are a derivative of the cancer of corruption that has eaten deep into the fabric of the nation. The threat from boko haram and ansaru the henry jackson society 7 leadership have recently surfaced. Pdf globalization and terrorism in nigeria researchgate. It is in the light of this that this paper examines terrorism and insecurity in nigeria and proffered moral, values and religious education as panaceas. Since 2009 the violence the group has unleashed on the nigerian state is unprecedented in the history of insurgency in the country. Commencement enacted by the national assembly of the federal republic of nigeria 1.
It is expected, for instance, that the more christianity grows in the north, the greater the tension between the two dominant religious, both competing for supremacy or hegemony. Understanding security as a complex military operation. Nigerias constitution assures us that the security of lives and property is the primary responsibility of government. According to a september 20 house of representatives homeland security committee report, the aqim boko haram collaboration is a mature relationship that allows boko haram an avenue to advance its capability, and.
The boko haram fundamentalist islamic group is the first insurgent organization in nigeria to be classified as a terrorist organization by the united states of america and its allies. But the slaves of the fulanis will read this, yet they cannot understand. Their terrorist strategies have defied counter insurgency efforts of the nigeria military. A mutual typology of terrorism in nigeria is classified into three basic subgroups. Types of terrorism in nigeria and causes information. An act to amend the terrorism prevention act, 2011 by providing for extraterritorial application of the act and strengthening of terrorist financing offences. Effects of boko haram insurgencyterrorism in business education in nigerian universities ohiwerei, franklin ohiole department of vocational and technical education, business education unit, faculty of education, ambrose alli university, ekpoma, edo state, nigeria. Aug 26, 2011 nigerias terrorism problem why the suicide bombing of the u. In the second round of the massive killings by boko haram, there were debates within nigeria and outside whether boko haram was simply a home grown organization or one linked to international terrorism.
The national counterterrorism strategy nactest of nigeria was formulated, coordinated and drafted by the office of the national security adviser onsa. Nigeria terrorism index 20022018 data 20192020 forecast. D department of sociology faculty of the social sciences delta state university, p. This study adopts poverty theory to examine the threat of boko haram insurgency on nigerian national security. Terrorism and terrorist activities usually stem from discontent and anger amongst a nations populace towards the government and the system. Fourth, terrorism is known to negatively a ect several sectors of the economy, especially tourism and nancial markets eldor and melnick,2004. Why the nigerian counterterrorism policy toward boko. As ties between boko haram and alqaeda are discovered, it would be in the best interest of the united states to adhere to the logic of musa and invest in the economic development of northern. In particular, using several measures of terrorism from the. Nigeria has been ranked third of the 162 countries of the world that have been worst hit by terrorist attacks, according to the 2015 global terrorism index.
Worldwide this is one of the most dangerous countries with the most and devastating attacks. Understanding the emerging trends aderonke, majekodunmi department of political science, faculty of social science university of lagos, akoka, lagos, nigeria email. Federal university lafia, nigeria abstract this paper explores the humanitarian impact of terrorism in nigeria from the standpoint of boko haram insurgency. The impact of boko haram insurgency on nigerian national. Trends and patterns of boko haram terrorist and militants.
Prevention of terrorism in nigeria is, undoubtedly, one of utmost importance to the peace, security and stability of this country and the global community at large. Its alleged objective is to islamize the northeast nigeria. Nigeria is a prime example in this type of conflict setting and the results have been typical. This is against the backdrop of the rising spate of violent attacks. Groups, activities, and politics adeyemi bukola oyeniyi abstract while global attention is focused on embassy bombing, aircraft hijacking and 911 terroristsattack kind of terrorism, equally devastating terrorist activities with equally devastating impacts are daily swept under the carpet in africa.
Nigeria is rich in terms of petroleum, gas and large number of mineral resources. The process was delivered in collaboration and with the support of international partners, particularly the united states of america, united kingdom and the european union. Possible solutions to combatting terrorism in nigeria. June 16, 2011 nigeria police force headquarters bombing in abuja. Pdf legal framework for the prevention of terrorism in nigeria. This paper addresses the issue of terrorism in nigeria, particularly in connection with the boko haram islamist sect. The boko haram debacle in nigeria ogege sam omadjohwoefe ph. While there are some groups in nigeria, there are some hidden parties that set and are ready to achieve ethnic nationalist and ideological experience and goals. Pragmatic responses to the plight of the populace guarantees public safety. Project topic on the socioeconomic implications of the boko. Drug trafficking is an ever mounting international security problem. The ethnic, religious, political and sociocultural tension continues to pose an intractable violence between the different groups vying for economic and political power. Terrorism is defined as calculated, politically motivated violence perpetrated against noncombatant targets by subnational groups or clandestine agents, usually intended to. Jun, 2011 terrorism, politics and counterinsurgency in northern nigeria.
Nigeria is in the throes of boko haram terrorism and niger delta militancy. B 1 abraka, nigeria abstract the paper examines insecurity and sustainable development in nigeria with special emphasis on the boko haram insurgency. It is no surprise that boko haram operates in northern nigeria, where it can capitalize on poor economic conditions to recruit new members. The boko haram movement began in 1990s northeast nigeria by an islamist cleric, mohammed yusuf, under the name jamaal ahl assunnah liddawah waljihad, meaning people of the ways of the prophet for proselytisation and jihad meligard, 2015. Boko harams terrorism and the nigerian state springerlink. Pdf on aug, 2011, emeka thaddues njoku and others published globalization and terrorism in nigeria find, read and cite all the research you need on. Addressing the boko haram insurgency in northern nigeria requires policymakers to look beyond western security templates of islamic terrorism to grasp the. Since the onset of the ongoing insurgency in the northeastern part of nigeria, spearheaded by the fundamentalist islamist sect, boko haram western education is sin, against the nigerian state, the nigerian. Youth unemployment, poverty and social exclusion as predictors are on the rise. Terrorism, politics and counterinsurgency in northern nigeria. The impact of boko haram insurgency on nigerian national security. This study is focused on examining the spinoff of terrorism in nigeria as it reins.
Department of sociology, federal university, dutsinma, katsina state, nigeria. Recently, it has extended its ugly tentacles to nigeria, precisely after the presidential election of april, 2011. The effort to provide nigeria with a comprehensive legal framework for combating terrorism was formalized with the introduction of the terrorism prevention act on february 17, 20. It was observed that the gdp of the country rose to about 500 million dollar as at the year 2014. It took nigeria a period of ten years after the devastating. If this is a truism, then nigeria s educational system is supposed to help her overcome the problem of terrorism that is shaking it to its foundation. Musa goes on to suggest that development efforts need to be made in northern nigeria in order to prevent young people from falling in with boko haram. Request pdf counterterrorism in nigeria nigerian terrorist group boko haram has gained increased media attention over the past few years. Dysfunctional social structure and political economy give rise to this problem.
The road leading to the enactment of terrorism prevention act tpa 2011 as amended has been longwinding, dilatory and chequered. University of massachusetts lowell and joint special operations university paper prepared for the annual meeting of the american society of criminology november 16, 2012. The menace of boko haram and fundamentalism in nigeria. Institute for the study of violent groups, 2011 attacks terrorist incidents attributed to boko haram, 20092011 all incidents incl. Terrorism and the dilemmas of combating the menace in nigeria eke chijioke chinwokwu department of sociology, federal university lafia nasarawa state, nigeria. This research work attempts to explore the impact of ongoing terrorism and violence on the economies of the aforementioned regions in nigeria.