Abstract
This paper focuses on the emerging threats posed by the Boko Haram sect. It probes into its historical evolutions, highlights its causes and effects, and analyses its radicalisation into a violent extremist movement. It contends that the sect’s growing capacity to mount both “low-scale” and “lone” attacks demands that the Nigerian security forces and perhaps the international community begin to pay more attention to the emerging security challenge posed by this movement, in order to abort its possible transnational terrorist potential.
Highlights
In Africa, issues of insecurity are serious as challenges to the stability and continuity of the Africa state
There will be some Nigerians who will scoff at the idea of the ceasefire and dialogue with Boko Haram insurgents, but they should be reminded that it was dialogue and massive concessions initiated by a President from the north that brought the delicate and expensive resolution to the Niger Delta insurgency
There may be some in the Boko Haram leadership who will insist on fighting on
Summary
In Africa, issues of insecurity are serious as challenges to the stability and continuity of the Africa state. The insecurity in Nigerian threatens lives and property on daily basis. It is a good example of an unsecured African state, shaken to its knees by the scourge of religious violence and fundamental disruptions. We are witnessing the disturbing and damaging effects of the Boko Haram sect. The manner this menace is developing is a matter of intense national and global. Re-Examining Religious Insecurity in the Africa State: The Menace and Security Challenges of Boko Haram in Nigeria. This paper documents and analyses the Boko Haram uprising, as well as its causes and effects and the challenges it poses to the security of the Nigerian state. The paper proposes strategic measures that would be useful for addressing the menace of Boko Haram sect
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