| ID | 128242 |
| Title Proper | Domestic terrorism in Nigeria |
| Other Title Information | the grown 'monster' within! |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Bamidele, Oluwaseun |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In recent Nigeria, the domestic terrorism of the Islamic group popularly known as 'Boko Haram' is hard to ignore. Almost everyday, television broadcast of the latest news, newspapers, magazines, and websites running and re-running pictures of dramatic and incessant acts of violence carried out by these ferocious group. Major initiatives to combat the nuclear proliferation and domestic terrorist threats posed by the 'Boko Haram' group have been launched by the Federal Government and international security institutions. In fact, considerable amount of money and political capital have been committed to new and continuing programmes to enhance nuclear security. Although, these and other efforts are worthy of support, it is not obvious that they reflect any clear ordering of priorities, or that they are being implemented with a sense of urgency. In order to correct this situation, this paper explicates the issue of Boko Haram domestic terrorism in Nigeria, taking an in-depth look at the historical antecedents, motivations, objectives and structures that can help in preventing them. This paper concludes with the advocacy of how citizens can assist in checking the menace of Boko Haram crises in the country in order to tackle these monstrous groups whose callous activities have become a hydra in Nigeria. |
| `In' analytical Note | Defence Studies Vol.13, No.4; December 2013: p.413-436 |
| Journal Source | Defence Studies Vol.13, No.4; December 2013: p.413-436 |
| Key Words | Boko Haram ; Domestic Terrorism ; Monster ; Poverty ; Violence ; Nigeria ; Economic Condition ; Social Condition ; Social Reforms ; Economic Reform ; Civil Conflicts ; Nuclear Proliferation ; Enhance Nuclear Security ; International Security ; Historical Antecedents ; Islamist Terrorist ; Ethnic Terror |