Abstract
Investigations towards studying terrorist activities have recently attracted a great amount of research interest. In this paper, we investigate the use of the Apriori algorithm on the Global Terrorism Database (GTD) for forensic investigation purposes. Recently, the Apriori algorithm, which could be considered a forensic tool, has been used to study terrorist activities and patterns across the world. As such, our motivation is to utilise the Apriori algorithm approach on the GTD to study terrorist activities and the areas/states in Nigeria with high frequencies of terrorist activities. We observe that the most preferred method of terrorist attacks in Nigeria is through armed assault. Again, our experiment shows that attacks in Nigeria are mostly successful. Also, we observe from our investigations that most terrorists in Nigeria are not suicidal. The main application of this work can be used by forensic experts to assist law enforcement agencies in decision making when handling terrorist attacks in Nigeria.
Highlights
The most devastating effect of terrorism in Nigeria has been the loss of lives and properties
We investigate the use of the Apriori algorithm on the Global Terrorism Database (GTD) for forensic investigation purposes
We observe that the most preferred method of terrorist attacks in Nigeria is through armed assault
Summary
The most devastating effect of terrorism in Nigeria has been the loss of lives and properties. The car bomb incident of August 26, 2011 in Abuja, which killed 19 people, is one of the notable examples of successful terrorist attacks in Nigeria [3]. Nigeria ranks third in the most terrorised countries in the world [6]. These huge challenges have hindered Nigeria’s economic growth, reduced life expectancy, and created huge fear in Nigerians amongst several other challenges. There is every need to study the activities of terrorist in Nigeria and know the most terrorised areas/states in Nigeria to aid law enforcement agencies in making decisions targeted at curbing terrorism
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