The Boko Haram Group On The Nigerian Economy

The divide between the North and South of Nigeria and different ethnic groups who ultimately had the same goal in sight, to rise to power, resulted in a civil war in July 1967, 7 years after Nigeria gained independence from the United Kingdom. There were many reasons for the civil war and the main reasons being the response to the divide of the southern state Biafra from Nigeria. Also, the conflict came from religious, ethnic and political tensions. Furthermore, before the civil war, ‘Nigeria empowered a military regime that endured from 1966 to 1979 and from 1983 to 1999, in order to “protect” its citizens’ civil liberties and boundaries’ (Nnamani, 2004). One could make the claim that as a result of decolonization, they now felt unsafe. One could undoubtedly agree that the role of decolonization in Nigeria caused many more problems than it

The Boko Haram sect in Nigeria has been a huge problem for the country in the past, and the threat is only growing. This group is considered responsible for a handful of government attacks, targets on the United Nations, and often churches who undermine the Islamic religion. Their actions have spawned from the idea that their country is controlled by “fake Muslims”, and aim to create an Islamic nation ruled with Sharia law.

Different sources have different causes of what they say was the motivation for Boko Haram’s attacks. Some sources say it was the killing of their leader in 2009 and some even say that the it was due to global warming within that country, but whatever it is, it is a big problem not only for the Islamic states but all of the other countries of the world. Their different attacks seem to show what the source of this motivation was. The group is very hard to understand in terms of their overall motivation because there is so little known information about them. Information in general is hard to come by from Nigeria. Police officers and city officials so corrupt that they give the citizens little to no information as to what is going on (Walker, 2012, p. 7). They are too motivated by their own selfish goals. The Boko Haram group itself has given no really helpful information as it has denied bombings and other terroristic activities.

For the past seven years innocence have been injured, killed, or brutally tortured by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram. They have lost their homes and precious possessions due to a cruel, selfish satisfaction of this organization. Boko Haram members believe that these “brutal penalties” is just an ordinary way to express their culture. Although Nigeria came to a conclusion that these terrorists had given up, it only took five months later to realize it was not the end. Nigeria’s strategies had gotten them nowhere and only led them back to where they started.

Boko Haram has yet to stray from its notoriety as a harsh terrorist threat to both the people of Nigeria and the government itself. In 2014, nearly 300 Nigerian schoolgirls were stolen from their families in the town of Chibok and taken into captivity by Boko Haram. This event has yet to be rectified now two years later, nor have the families received any news or closure from the Nigerian government. Both citizens of Chibok and activists around the world have developed voices in regard to this ongoing investigation. Videos of the girls have recently surfaced which lead one to believe that the girls are still alive; these videos, however, are most likely either old or altered. Boko Haram has yet to

So what is the definition of terrorism, they are many varied descriptions and ideas of what people have labelled as terrorism, for

The African Continent has had numerous problems in the last century that have caused low development, low hygiene, and high death rates. These problems include finances, lack of clean food and water, poor weather, diseases, and terrorist attacks. All of these problems can cause death, poverty, or a need to emigrate from the area. For years these problems have made it difficult to develop these countries to enable them to help their citizens and vanquish these problems. Terrorism is a large threat to Africa, but mainly in Western Africa, due to the large group known as Boko Haram. Boko Haram has done mass abductions, displaced millions from their homes, and killed thousands. To understand how Boko Haram effects Africa one must be familiar with their history and attacks,tactics and strategy, and their organization and recruitment.

While at first tranquil and addressing a standard of withdrawal from what they saw as a savage Nigerian state, Boko Haram continuously involved with gatherings with security compels over adjacent verbal confrontation and got the opportunity to be more radical and furious. Since 2009, the gathering has finished logically lethal attacks on a far reaching assortment of targets. Nevertheless, notwithstanding clear associations with worldwide terrorist affiliations, particularly al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), various the bunch 's grievances are prodded by

Article Summary (100 words Approx.) This article explained who Boko Haram is, who leads it. It explains their intentions, plans and their actions. One of the key incidents that occurred in Nigeria, 219 school girls were taken by Boko Haram, this was also spoken about in the article. It gave a clear insight

Boko Haram is the infamous insurgency that sprang up in Nigeria in 2002 with then relative influence that has now gone on to gain worldwide attention thanks in part to their horrendous abduction of over 200 young schoolgirls. This terrorist group is responsible for “numerous attacks on government and civilian targets that resulted in thousands of deaths and injuries, widespread destruction, the internal displacement of 1.8 million persons, and the external displacement of an estimated 191,000 Nigerian refugees to neighboring countries, principally Cameroon, Chad, and Niger.” In order to truly understand why Boko Haram has unleashed an immense level of terror and destruction in Nigeria, this paper will first analyze what factors lead to

Although Boko Haram is the most associated group with Christian persecution in Nigeria, Christians face many other threats as well. The government denies them basic facilities such as wells, schools, and of course, does not provide labor or funds for the building of churches. Apart from the government, there have also been emerging signs that al-Qaeda may have ties with Boko Haram. Before late 2013, Goodluck Jonathan had addressed concerns that the United States of America labeling Boko Haram a Foreign Terrorist Organization would draw more attention to them, possibly drawing support from other Muslim extremist groups. In light of the links between al-Qaeda and Boko Haram, Goodluck Jonathan announced the Nigerian

The question the whole world has been asking is why the amount of Nigeria’s malnourished population has increased. It all begins with a group named Boko Haram. Boko Haram is a group similar to ISIS and has been capturing multiple cities throughout Nigeria. The group is making it extremely difficult for the natives to continue their farming, as well as their everyday life.The Nigerian government has been trying extremely hard to gain control of their cities once again (Conflict). However, there have been many times where Nigeria was too late. Boko Haram has harmed and killed over 100,000 people in Borno alone.(Nigeria) The group has managed to force over two million people to relocate their lives elsewhere within the region of Nigeria. This can be referred to as internally displacing someone (Tukur). Nigeria has been trying it’s hardest to recapture the sites taken, especially Borno. Unfortunately, Boko Haram hasn’t been stopped yet and the number of malnourished natives is rapidly increasing.

Despite being one of the richest countries in Africa due to their geological advantage of supplying excessive gas and oil, Nigeria faces severe human rights challenges. This is primarily due to the inefficient and unjust response to the mass violence prevalent in that country. In this paper, I will examine two aspects of this issue. First, I will examine the nature of the post-colonial state and its impact on the legal rights of Nigerian citizens. Secondly, I will outline the two sources of human rights violations that are most significant: the response of the government to threats to its territorial integrity and the persistence of intra-ethnic violence. One source of human rights violations is the unjust government response to internal security threats from terrorist groups like Boko Haram. The government’s focus on territorial protection as opposed to protecting and aiding the Nigerian people who are experiencing the brutal attacks from Boko Haram has contributed to the deterioration of the human rights situation. For, Nigeria has been at war with Boko Haram for years. Secondly, disagreements among ethnic groups who seek “power, access to land between nomadic pastoralists and farming communities” also threatens the rights of Nigerians.

Sub-Saharan Africa has been the ‘problem child’ of the international community ever since the end of decolonization. The continent is drowned in development aid while simultaneously being locked into a colonial power structure wherein foreign powers decide the fate of its natural resources. No other continent has witnessed such a bizarre combination of foreign thievery and foreign goodwill. Furthermore, it has seen a rather large percentage of civil (or so-called intrastate) wars during the last 50 years - from Sierra Leone to Kenya and from Zimbabwe to Angola, the continent appeared to burn (Herbst 2000: 270). While some of these conflicts have now been curtailed, civil wars in states like Nigeria remain a multi-faceted

The Boko Haram sect is a militant Islamic group. Their agenda is to see that Shari’a Law is imposed in the Northern States of Nigeria. Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal-Jihad ("People Committed to the Propagation of the Prophet's Teachings and