Nigerias president goodluck jonathan has declared a state of emergency in three northeastern states as militant islamists intensify their offensive against the government. Six theories of the boko haram insurgency by tony osborg ossai the radical and systematic operation of the boko haram sect has become too sophisticated to be left alone for puerile nigerian. Responding to boko haram, 14 have analyzed the various. It has suffered significant conventional military defeats and lost most of the territory it loosely controlled in late 2014, but, despite this, it is not a spent force and continues to exact an unacceptable humanitarian toll. In the checklist of nigerias security challenges, the boko haram insurgency stands out as the most disturbing and unsettling experience. How nigeria can overcome boko haram insurgency researchers. Boko haram have carried out many attacks against the military, police and civilians since 2009 mostly in nigeria, but also in cameroon, chad and niger. Deputy governor of borno state, umar kadafur has come out to say that there are people in the state who are yet to believe that coronavirus is real. The jamaaatu ahlussunnah liddawati wal jihad, popularly known as boko haram is a strong pseudoislamist terrorist group, which has its base in kanamma, northeastern nigeria. The mention of boko haram makes people shiver in nigeria. Over the past two years, the government and military have continued to claim that boko haram was all but defeated.
February 21may 23 2000 kaduna riots, between 1,000 and 5,000 people are killed in sectarian rioting between christians and muslims in kaduna. The impact of boko haram insurgency on nigerian national security. Boko haram, islamic sectarian movement founded in 2002 in northeastern nigeria. Boko haram insurgency and how to curb future terrorism in nigeria by bin zak boko haram was an islamic sect founded in 2002 by mallam mohammed yusuf in. The impact of boko haram insurgency on nigerian national security, international journal of academic research in business and social sciences, human resource management academic research society, international journal of academic research in business and social sciences, vol. Boko haram continues to drive terrorism threat in northern.
The boko haram insurgency, a jihadist rebel group, is internationally recognized and condemned as a terrorist organization. However the group members call themselves jamaah alahlu alsunnah li aldawah wa aljihad. Their attacks have been smallscale until autumn 2010, when fighters free 700 inmates from a prison in bauchi and attack a mosque in maiduguri, frequented by muslims opposing the. Media, terrorism, boko haram, insurgency, reporting introduction around the globe, insurgency has sadly become one of the defining features of our society today. This islamist outfit has wrecked so much havoc since its inception bringing a lot of attention from world lead. Nation listing entry describes boko haram as an affiliate of alqaeda and also one of the organisations of alqaeda in the islamic maghreb aqim reuters, 2014. The violent rise and resilience of the jihadist group boko haram in the lake chad basin since 2009 poses enormous security, humanitarian and governance challenges. Ap writer sam olukoya in lagos, nigeria contributed to this report.
The word boko haram means western education is forbidden. Boko haram continues to be at the forefront of a nine yearlong insurgency, creating one of the biggest humanitarian crises in the world. How nigeria can overcome boko haram insurgency researchers july 2, 2017 idris ibrahim file photo. Jamaatu ahlis sunna liddaawati waljihad, better known as boko haram, is the most violent phenomenon of the nigerian fourth republic. Boko haram killed 41 people in an attempt to keep civilians from the polls on nigerian election day 41 killed, unknown wounded. Timeline of the boko haram insurgency is the chronology of the boko haram insurgency, an ongoing armed conflict between nigerian islamist group boko haram and the nigerian government. Dec 11, 2017 the boko haram insurgency, a jihadist rebel group, is internationally recognized and condemned as a terrorist organization. Since 2009 the group has carried out largescale acts of violence. The insurgency and counterinsurgency in northern nigeria, 12 samson eyituoyo liolios rethinking counterinsurgency. Jun 22, 2017 the lawmaker said nigeria might not get out of the boko haram insurgency in the next ten years unless the military changes its strategy by taking the war to the insurgents in the bushes. Since 2009, boko haram s insurgency has caused over 36,000 casualties in. Jan 25, 2018 boko haram militants attacked a military post in the commune of waza in northern cameroon, injuring a soldier. Apr 05, 20 timeline of boko haram attacks in 2012 the islamic group, between january 1 and november 30, 2012, unleashed a flurry of bomb, gun and suicide attacks on security facilities, churches and public. Timeline of the boko haram insurgency timetoast timelines.
Read about nigerias ongoing battle with insurgent group boko haram and keep track of the latest developments using the global conflict tracker from the council on foreign relations. Women and the boko haram insurgency crisis group africa report n242, 5 december 2016 page ii in government camps where food is scarce and healthcare dismal. The goal of the attack was to secure weapons and supplies for the war effort. It is responsible not only for a regional food crisis that has devolved into famine in some areas, but also the displacement of millions and the deaths of tens of thousands of people. President muhammadu buhari has directed the military to sustain the ongoing counter insurgency operations on the fringes of lake chad and the entire north east zone until the boko haram menace is contained. Timeline of boko haram clashes with the state vanguard news. Introduction for some, it may come as a surprise that, in 2014, boko haram was the deadliest terrorist organization in the world. The impact of boko haram insurgency on nigerian national. Boko haram emerged around 2002 as a local islamic group.
Boko haram insurgency and national security challenges in. Below is the most comprehensive history of boko haram insurgency in nigeria starting from the first attack in 2009 till date. Boko haram, and more recently, its splinter group ansaru. Boko haram insurgency and how to curb future terrorism in.
The conflict takes place within the context of longstanding issues of religious violence between nigerias muslim and christian communities, and the insurgents ultimate aim is to establish an islamic state. President goodluck jonathan says he will seek a second term in office in elections, but these are postponed from february 2015 because of the boko haram insurgency. In fact, boko haram, whose official name is jamaatu ahlus sunna liddaawati wal. Its ideology stems from the concept of haram, or a rejection of western education, social and political systems.
The insurgency in nigeria began as a dissident religious sects. August 23, 2012 unverified media reports claim that boko haram has begun peace talks with the nigerian government. The organization was founded by mohammed yusuf in 2002. Mother and child in an internally displaced peoples camp yola, adamawa state. Finally, boko haram and other terrorist groups will always continue to be as long as the government and media fail to mitigate terrorists exploitation of the news cycle.
Boko haram also known as the islamic state in west africa or islamic states west africa province abbreviated as iswa or iswap is a jihadist militant organization based in northeastern nigeria, also active in chad, niger and northern cameroon. Founded in 2002 by mohammed yusuf, an orthodox islamist proselyte, the boko haram sect has waged a relentless war of attrition against the nigerian state. Boko haram insurgency and the counterterrorism policy in nigeria 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. Nov 11, 2014 boko haram is an islamist extremist group responsible for dozens of massacres of civilians and the abduction of more than 500 women and girls in its fiveyear insurgency in nigeria. It has spread across the mainly muslim north and central nigeria.
In late 2018 crisis groups senior analyst for gender azadeh moaveni went to northeast nigeria, which has been the epicenter of the fight between boko haram and the nigerian military, to explore how effectively women formerly associated with the group have been rehabilitated and reintegrated back into society. Active since 2002, it is fighting to carve out an islamic state from ethnically and religiously divided nigeria. Yobe state governor, mai malta buni, disclosed the fresh presidential directive to state house correspondents yesterday after meeting with president buhari at the. The primary objective of this book is to understand the nature of the boko haram insurgency in northeast nigeria. Boko haram kills 92 soldiers in chad in countrys worst toll boko haram extremists have killed at least 92 chadian soldiers in what the president calls the deadliest attack on the nations forces. Boko haram kills 92 soldiers in chad in countrys worst. May 14, 2014 a longterm solution for containing boko harams and ansarus terrorism, and for neutralizing them along with other insurgency groups in nigeria, is to resolve the crisis in the countrys. Northern and central nigeria are engulfed in a violent insurgency campaign waged by jamaatu ahlis sunnah liddaawati wal jihad, a. Their main goal was to purify islam in northern nigeria.
Aug 01, 2015 one can guess that the nigerian army is numerically better than boko haram, but as we have witnessed since 2009, the battle is still on and the number of internally displaced people is increasing. While works such as adeolu adewunmis the battle for the minds. Latest news about boko haram in nigeria today 3rd may 2020. Boko harams sixyearold insurgency has pitted neighbour against neighbour, and cost more than 00 lives. Since march 2015, the group has been aligned with the islamic state of iraq and the levant. The groups name boko haram is a hausa statement, which upon translated into english, means western education is sinful. After years of tension and a series of minor incidents, things finally exploded in july 2009 when a prominent member of boko haram died, and a large number of them were on the way to bury him. Boko haram, threat, insurgents, national security, dreaded sect, nigeria. In 2015 the group began calling itself islamic state in west africa. Since the current insurgency started in 2009, boko haram has killed tens of thousands and. Examining the boko haram insurgency in northern nigeria and the quest for a permanent resolution of the crisis joseph olukayode akinbi ph.
The state of insecurity engendered by boko haram insurgency in nigeria. Boko haram spokesman abu qa qa warns the media against making any more claims, we are telling the government to understand that if it is not ready to embrace sharia and the quran as the guiding book from which the laws of the land derive, there shall be no peace. A heavyhanded or solely military response will not bring peace and may be counterproductive. Aug 25, 2017 this is the fourth of five monthly intelligence briefings on the boko haram insurgency being prepared for the remote control project.
Therefore, this study aims to examine the threat of boko haram insurgency on nigerian national security system. This was boko harams first attack in chad, probably in revenge for chad joining nigeria, niger, and cameroon in a military coalition against them 10 killed, 4 wounded. D department of history, adeyemi federal university of education p. Jun 02, 2014 in recent weeks, this debate has turned to the brutal extremist group known as boko haram, based in the northeastern nigerian state of borno. Three years ago the chibok girl kindapping in northern nigeria led to an international outcry against the daeshaffiliated terrorist group boko haram trt world and. As boko haram continues its fight in northern nigeria, atta barkindo examines the cultural and ethnic ties of the insurgency. The governor, who delivered a paper managing the boko haram crisis in borno state, experiences and lessons for a multiparty, multiethnic and multireligious nigeria, said the insurgency has. Borno state residents must take coronavirus seriously. As one of the few organisations with fieldbased expertise in.
This is the first of five monthly intelligence briefings on the boko haram insurgency being prepared for the remote control project. Get breaking news updates on boko haram in nigeria and the world today 5th may 2020. Six theories of the boko haram insurgency by tony osborg. Boko haram s goal of an islamic caliphate, starting in the borno state in the north east that will eventually cover the areas of the former kanemborno empire, is a rejection of the modern state system forced on it by the west. Boko haram is an extremist militant group whose name translates as western education is forbidden. In 2012, tensions within boko haram resulted in gradual split of the group between salafist conservative faction led by abu usmatul alansari, and the more dominant, violent faction led by abubakar shekau.
Secretary of state john kerry explained the growth of boko haram by observing that, much of this challenge comes out of this poverty where young people are grabbed at an early. He argues that the groups ideology is ultimately religiously focused, but draws on deep ethnic and cultural roots to recruit members and sustain its momentum. Sep 25, 2012 boko haram attacks timeline nigeria struggles to stem islamist sect responsible for deadly wave of bombings across africas most populous country tue 25 sep 2012 09. Timeline of boko haram insurgency in nigeria from 2009 till. Boko haram ambush survivors narrate shocking details of. A case study of boko haram in nigeria, and solomons counterterrorism in nigeria. Jun 09, 2014 view cnn s fast facts on boko haram and learn more about the militant islamic group based in nigeria, whose purpose is to institute sharia, or islamic law. Explaining boko haram, nigerias islamist insurgency the. Boko haram fighters attacked a military base and two surrounding villages near the nigerian city of maiduguri in the jere local government area, killing at least 20 people and wounding 84. Consequently, the following facts encompass some of the most crucial details of the boko haram insurgency.
The foreigners who came to invest were not spared as well and properties worth billions of naira have been destroyed. Timeline of the boko haram insurgency is the chronology of the boko haram insurgency, an ongoing armed conflict between boko haram including their offshoot ansaru and the nigerian government. Separated from husbands and sons conscripted or killed by boko haram or arrested by security forces, many women are now fully. Boko haram terrorists have clashed with government forces in diffa, the most crowded city in the southwest of niger, in what the jihadists called a successful attack on a military camp. The struggle against boko haram in southeastern niger is increasingly sharpening local conflicts over access to resources. Boko haram is an islamist extremist group responsible for dozens of massacres of civilians and the abduction of more than 500 women and girls in its fiveyear insurgency in nigeria.
May 03, 2017 this is the first of five monthly intelligence briefings on the boko haram insurgency being prepared for the remote control project. The insurgency, led by boko haram, has killed some 2,000 people since 2009. Overview in less than two decades, boko haram has transformed itself to a force that predominately operated in northern nigeria to a group that has terrorised, caused devastation and a humanitarian crisis in the lake chad basin, i. The series will finish with an indepth briefing on the international and regional coalitions against boko haram and the special forces, drones and other remote warfare assets being deployed against the militant group. Boko haram insurgency and the counterterrorism policy in. In august this year, buhari gave the armed forces the marching order to end insurgency before the end of 2015. Boko haram insurgency and national security challenges in nigeria.
Boko haram militants attacked a military post in the commune of waza in northern cameroon, injuring a soldier. Boko haram insurgency the organization for world peace. The boko haram insurgency began in 2009 when the jihadist rebel group boko haram started an armed rebellion against the government of nigeria. Boko haram insurgency and national security in nigeria. Feb 02, 2016 read writing about boko haram in timeline. Hence, the aim of this paper is to appraise this insurgency group called boko haram and examine how it affects our national security. Boko haram is evolving under the pressure of combined military operations by the lake chad basin states, cameroon, chad, niger and nigeria.
Timeline of major events in nigeria all in nigeria. Eighteen boko haram insurgents were killed in the attack. Timeline of boko haram insurgency in nigeria from 2009. The boko haram insurgency began in 2009, when the jihadist group boko haram started an armed rebellion against the government of nigeria. Boko haram attacks timeline world news the guardian. The media and boko haram insurgency in nigeria a content. Abstract boko haram, the islamic radical sect from northeastern nigeria, has been responsible since 2009 for a string of bomb attacks strategically directed at the nigerian government, security. Founded by mohammed yusuf in 2002, the group has been led by abubakar shekau since 2009. Boko haram has killed tens of thousands during its 10year insurgency in northern nigeria. Boko haram is an outlawed group that has been causing unrest especially in the northern part of nigeria. There is no military solution to this insurgency, and the authorities should instead put the emphasis on demobilising militants, solving local conflicts, reinvigorating the economy and restoring public services. As one of the few organisations with fieldbased expertise in the greater sahel and on all four countries caught up in the insurgency.
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