Ever since the emergence of the Nigerian democracy‚ thousands paid the ultimate price due to the polarization along religious and cultural ancestries. Thus‚ violence is the communication tool of choice usually backed by the al-Qaeda regional ally Boko Haram and reminding the Nigerian people of the civil war waged in the late 1960’s. The Nigerian state poses no threat to the United States; however‚ the terrorist originations within its borders do threaten US safety at the homeland and interests abroad
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What are terrorist? terrorist is a person who uses unlawful and intimidation‚ they are against innocent people‚ in the political war terrorist believe in justice. Terrorist will find away to get justice when they feel like no one hears them out. Terrorist are really getting out of hand that america wants to declare war on terrorist . but they don’t know what terrorist is. Terrorist are violent‚ non-combatant people‚ their intentions are to put fear into those targets. Do you ever wonder what
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Obviously all of these organizations are Sunni Muslim extremists. Hamas‚ Lashkar-e-taiba‚ and Boko Haram were all formed as the results of a partition of the country. Pakistan was partitioned by the Muslims Palestine and Nigeria which were partitioned by colonial powers. Hamas became an organization because of the creation of the Jewish state of Israel whereas‚ Lashkar-e-Taiba‚ Boko Haram were formed because of the creation of a Muslim State. Al-Qaeda was formed because of the United States
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as Italy and West Germany were during the 1970s. Boko Haram has been blamed for scores of shootings and bombings in Nigeria’s remote‚ semi-arid northeast‚ including a spate of attacks in the past few weeks. Boko Haram -- which in the Hausa language spoken in northern Nigeria means "Western education is sinful" -- is loosely modelled on the Taliban movement in Afghanistan. Rights groups say more than 500 people have been killed by Boko Haram since July 2010. Characteristics of Bombing Planning
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originate paradoxically not when extremists are strong‚ but when they are weak. During a crackdown on Boko Haram in 2009 many of its leaders went to Chad‚ Sudan and Somalia. Since then Sudanese Arabic voices have been heard in Boko Haram propaganda videos. The group’s main maker of car-bombs is Somali-trained. Mobile military tactics learned in Chad (known as “Toyota warfare”) have transformed Boko Haram’s modus operandi. When the group was in the ascendant last year‚ it turned its gaze across Nigeria’s
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AN OVERVIEW OF THE NIGERIAN ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT | By A. H. Ekpo & 0. J. UmohINTRODUCTION This article overviews the growth and development of the Nigerian economy from inde pendence to present times. Specifically‚ the following periods are discussed: the pro-oil boom decade (1960-70); the period of the oil boom (1971 1977); the period of stabilisation and structural adjustment (1986 - 1993) and the period of guided deregulation (1994 -1998).GENERAL PERFORMANCE OF THE ECONOMY
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which in the last twelve years has claimed thousands of lives‚ the present situation is unique in terms of the nature‚ geographical scope and terrorist dimension of the violent insurrection led by‚ but not limited to‚ the militant Islamist sect Boko Haram. The mass exodus of people from the troubled northern areas to the southern region and the mounting clamour by mostly southerners for a Sovereign National Conference‚ in which the different ethnic and religious groups would come together to reassess
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Nigerian Muslims has caused havoc in Nigeria for over a decade. Boko Haram’s ideology is one that forbids Muslims to partake in any activities associated with Western culture. Boko Haram launched its violent campaigns in 2009‚ attacking schools‚ churches‚ and homes. In 2014‚ Boko Haram made news after it kidnapped 276 girls from a school in northeast Nigeria. Although some of the girls escaped‚ over 200 hostages remain. Boko Haram claims responsibility for attacks not only in Nigeria‚ but also in
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Although the Ethiopian invasion succeeded in routing the ICU and pushing Al-Shabab to the south of the country‚ it failed to end Islamic radicalism in Somalia; in fact‚ it was a primary factor in the ultra-radical turn of Al-Shabab‚ “transforming the group from a small‚ relatively unimportant part of a more moderate Islamic movement into the most powerful and radical armed faction in the country” . In 2009 Ethiopia withdrew its troops from Somalia‚ replaced by the African Union Mission to Somalia
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Beyond bringing back our girls: Is Nigeria sleeping on the rights of our women? ABSTRACT: This article examines the human rights of women in Nigeria in the light of the recent abduction of over 200 schoolgirls from the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok Community in Borno State of Nigeria. It argues that the abduction of the Chibok girls is part of a series of violations of women’s rights in Nigeria. In reality‚ there are thousands of Nigerian women whose rights are being violated on a
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