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Insurgence and National Security in Nigeria: A Focus on Boko Haram

American Economic & Social Review

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Title Insurgence and National Security in Nigeria: A Focus on Boko Haram
 
Creator Zhizhi, Able Shibinya
Okon, Emmanuel Okokondem
 
Description The contemporary Nigeria has become a theatre of genocide, bloodshed and insecurity over the past years due to the carnage activities of terrorist groups. Terrorists of various groups and camps unleash havoc on the Nigerian populace. Though these groups are numerous, one of the most noticeable and deadly group is Boko Haram. This paper attempts to investigate if this group is one of the major security challenges confronting Nigeria today. The result reveals that a number of factors, including bad governance and religious and political manipulations, and the long and porous borders of Nigeria promote Boko Haram activities. As such, there is significant relationship between Boko Haram insurgency and national security in Nigeria. This paper recommends that at all levels of government, governance should be taken as a serious business especially in the area of provision of security and public goods such as improved infrastructure and the creation of the enabling environment needed for investment that would in turn creation opportunities for employments which will lead to reduction in poverty.
 
Publisher Centre for Research on Islamic Banking & Finance and Business
 
Date 2018-01-18
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://www.cribfb.com/journal/index.php/aesr/article/view/153
10.46281/aesr.v2i1.153
 
Source American Economic & Social Review; Vol 2 No 1 (2018): American Economic & Social Review; 41-51
2576-1277
2576-1269
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://www.cribfb.com/journal/index.php/aesr/article/view/153/169
 
Rights Copyright (c) 2018 Able Shibinya Zhizhi, Emmanuel Okokondem Okon
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