THE POLITICAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF THE BOKO HARAM INSURGENCE IN NIGERIA 2009-2020

ABSTRACT

Boko Haram figuratively implies that western for non-Islamic education is a sin, is a very controversial Nigeria militant group that seeks for the imposition of sharia law in the entire northern states of Nigeria. The hierarchical structure of the group is not presently well defined. The official name of the group id jamaiatu Ahlis sunna lidda ―awai waljihad, which in Arabic translate to ―people committed to the propagation of the prophet’s teaching and jhad literally therefore the group means ―Association of sunn’s for the propagation of Islamic and for Holy war (jihad) and Islamized northern states of Nigeria and probably conquer the entire country through jihad. So far, the group has been waging the war successfully in its area of stronghold. Boko Haram made its presence known in 2004, in Yobe states, and by 2011, it made its presence known to the global community by bombing the United Nations Headquarters in Abuja, especially in the last two years, it has willfully attacked hundreds of buildings and killing many innocent Nigerians. In spite of the calamity the group has caused the government seems not to know how to clip the group’s wings. In this research work, therefore, effort will be made to philosophically and legally appraise the group activities and its implications on Nigerian National integration. We will look at the socio-economic implications of the group in the Nigerian economic development and also the drive of the Boko Haram insurgence in Nigeria and possible suggested solutions that will assist in curtailing their activities in Nigeria. 

TABLE OF CONTENT

PAGE

TITLE PAGE

APPROVAL PAGE 

DEDICATION

 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 

ABSTRACT

RESUME

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

CHAPTER ONE: GENERAL INTRODUCTION

 

1.1Background of the Study 

1.2Statement of the Problem

1.3Objective of the Study

 

1.4Significance of the Study

1.5Theoretical Framework

1.6Hypotheses       

1.7Methods of Data collection and Analysis       

1.8Scope and Limitations of the Study       

1.9Definitions of Terms          

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW   

2.1 Definitions and Meaning of Insurgence/Terrorism       

2.2 Historical Background of Insurgence/Terrorism              

2.3 Reasons for the Boko Haram Insurgence             

2.4 The Historical Analysis of the Boko Haram Insurgence 

in Nigeria       

2.5 Historical Sketch of Boko Haram       

2.6 Boko Haram Ideology       

2.7 The Activities and Attacks of Boko Haram Insurgence 

in Nigeria from 2009 to 2020 

2.8 The Drive Poverty       

2.9 The Drive of Unemployment       

CHAPTER THREE: IMPLICATION OF THE BOKO HARAM

INSURGENCY       

3.1 The Implication on Economic Development      

3.2 The Implication on National Integration       

3.3 The Implication on Nigeria Foreign Relation       

CHAPTER FOUR: STRATEGIES FOR ADDRESSING THE MENACE

OF THE BOKO HARAM INSURGENCE         

 

4.1 The Strategy of Coercion       

 

4.2 The Strategy of Legal Response      

 

4.3. The Strategy of Dialogue and Negotiation      

CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

5.1 SUMMARY

5.2 CONCLUSION

5.3 RECOMMENDATIONS

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