THE SOCIO ECONOMIC IMPACT OF INSURGENCY IN NIGERIA CASE STUDY OF BOKO HARAM ACTIVITIES IN BORNO STATE
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Since Nigeria’s independence in 1960, Nigerians are moon-faced with lots of issues emanating from disorderliness, confusion and also the latest insecurity
development. To be precise, the primary downside Federal Republic of Nigeria encountered was the military intervention within the Nigeria’s polity. The military administrations that were the fall-outs of the coups and counter coups marked the start of the country’s calamities and misfortunes. These were followed by the claims and agitations for resource management by the Niger-Delta region that in sensible term means that demand for larger shares of the oil revenue. The lack of the govt. to fulfill up with such demand, LED to the militant teams from the region taking arms and waged war against Nigerians. The
timely intervention currently President Alhaji Yar’Adua helped to quench the burning flame enkindled by the militants. Nigerians got alleviated following the
introduction of amnesty policy into Nigeria’s political and democratic structures by a similar Yar’Adua administration. Unexpectedly, there arose in most upto-date
time, a disorder of a significant non secular dimension within the country. The harmful trend in insecurity came with the emergence of Boko Haram, the Muslim fundamentalist sect, bombing and offensive everything reachable. in step with reports, multiple explosions went one when the opposite in places like Kano, within the usual manner of attacks by the members of Boko Haram sect in urban center, Damaturu, Potiskum, Gombe, national capital and Madalla in Niger State (Okpaga, Ugwu and Eme, 2012). They attacked government establishments and later dilated to churches thereby inflicting terror and
destruction on innocent individuals. Bombing of the international organization Secretariat in national capital on August twenty six, 2011 didn’t happen long when the same attack on the Federal Republic of Nigeria law Headquarters on June sixteen. Boko Haram otherwise known as “Western education is sin,” claimed responsibilities for these and alternative series of bomb blasts and attacks. It’s ascertained that the sect targeted its attacks within
the northern elements of the country. Democratic government was put in in Federal Republic of Nigeria in 1999 when over sixteen years of
dictatorship. The aspiration of the world was that with the approaching of civilian government the dividends of democracy can unfold to any or
all nooks and crannies of Federal Republic of Nigeria. However, their hopes are dotted by the recent events in Federal Republic of Nigeria. Fifteen years when civilian rule, the country’s security state of arias is pathetic that no-one within the country is safe from the attacks of terrorists, kidnappers, armed gangs and militants. Electoral and communal violence has additionally combined the security situation that has made Nigeria unsafe for residence. The activities of the dreaded Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram have been a great concern to the Nigerian government and the international community, as
in up to date; Boko Haram has killed over ten thousand citizens despite the security measure taken by the federal Republic of Nigeria to checkmate the
heinous crime of the sect against humanity. It absolutely was within the lightweight of the failure of the govt. Counter act of terrorism drive
that created youths within the North- East a part of the country to make a youth anti-terrorism movement known as “Civilian JTF” to enrich the trouble of the
govt. counter terrorism strategy. From the preceding, it becomes progressively tough for socioeconomic activities to thrive below this security threats that
have enclosed the north. This is one evident within the continuous relocation of Nigerian businessmen from the north to alternative a lot of peaceful setting. Also, the Yoruba individuals square measure equally returning to Lagos and city (Egbemode, 2012). It’s unfortunate to watch that folks of north origin don’t think about the good old Ahmedu Bello University (ABU), Bayero University, Kano (BUK) or University of Jos (UNIJOS) once filling upright forms for his or her youngsters.
