Terrorism as a threat to international security a study of Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria

Ugwuozor, Ifeanyi Samuel and Igwe, Francis and Okoli, A. (2020) Terrorism as a threat to international security a study of Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria. INOSR ARTS AND MANAGEMENT, 6 (1). pp. 159-172. ISSN 2705-1668

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Abstract

The scourge of terrorist activities arising from the deadly escapades of Islamic fundamentalists such as the terrorists in the al Qaeda network in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), the Talibans of Pakistan and Afghanistan, the Al Shabab of Somalia, Jama'atu Ansarul Muslimina fi Biladis of Sudan, the Egyptian Islamic Jihad and, of recent, the Boko Haram sect operating in Northern Nigeria, has become a reality of our daily existence. The threat to international peace and security arising from the activities of these blood�thirsty criminal gangs and enemies of humanity is such that the survival of human civilization might well be in great jeopardy except and unless decisive action is taken by the international community to arrest the ugly phenomenon. This study x-rays the situation and recommends some measures designed to curb the menace confronting humanity. Also spotlighted is the insurgency by the Islamist Boko Haram fighters that have been rampaging some states of Northern Nigeria since 2002. The radical sect which seeks to establish an Islamic caliphate in states across Northern Nigeria and, in due course, the whole country, had been waging relentless violent insurgency attacks in the region, claiming thousands of innocent lives, abducting some victims, destroying properties, schools, churches, markets and security formations. In the last five years the federal government has also responded adequately and funded the security forces, not just the army. It is, however, feared that failure of intelligence contributed to the evolvement of what looked like local rabble-rousers into a rampaging band of terrorists suspected to have links to al Qaeda and the international Jihadi networks. The researcher relied on secondary sources of data collection and reviewed extant literature on terrorism and global security as regards its background, ideology, recruitment, source of funding, supply of arms, incubation centres, and operational strategy. The study reveals that aside religion and politics, social injustice and economic imbalance between the developing countries and the rich and powerful nations are some of the causes of the grievances and frustrations that drive terrorism and international tension. The study then recommends, among other things, that social injustice and economic imbalance weighed against the developing countries of the world should be addressed by the rich nations, to be preceded by dialogue between radical Islamist nations and the advanced western powers. It also recommends that only a multi-dimensional approach among the nations of the international community can bring a lasting solution to the spread of terrorism and other forms of violent extremism.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts > Faculty of Law > Faculty of Management and Social Sciences
Depositing User:	mrs chioma hannah
Date Deposited:	18 Apr 2024 12:59
Last Modified:	18 Apr 2024 13:00
URI:	http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/4256

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