Abstract
While the politics of the domestication of counter-terrorism laws and policies in Africa has been widely discussed, a critical analysis of the contents of these legislation and security frameworks, and the method of its implementation has not attracted similar attention. Through an empirical study, this chapter examines the nature of the Nigerian counter-terrorism laws, policies and structures. It argues that these laws are a reproduction of the United States and United Kingdom’s counter-terrorism frameworks, thus they glossed over the historical, political and social context of the Nigeria, which is characterize by a repressive state culture. Therefore, these counter-terrorism laws and policies provided an excuse for state agents to repress fundamental human rights and civil liberties and also credible opposition groups in guise of curbing terrorism. Consequently, these factors have rendered Nigerian counter-terrorism laws ineffective, as alienating human rights and civil liberties while countering terrorism helps to provide fertile grounds for the proliferation of terrorism.
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