1. Boko Haram and the resilience of militant Islam in northern Nigeria
- Author:
- Roland Marchal
- Publication Date:
- 07-2012
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Norwegian Centre for Conflict Resolution
- Abstract:
- Northern Nigeria is coping with a violent underground group, Boko Haram, that has been able to carry out attacks mainly in northern states, but also in Abuja by bombing the United Nations Nigerian headquarters. The targeting of prisons, barracks, security officers and politicians makes the lay population feel unsafe, since violence has become unpredictable. The state apparatus is so visibly challenged that it tends to overreact and actually kills even more civilians than Boko Haram does.
- Topic:
- Islam, Terrorism, Armed Struggle, and Insurgency
- Political Geography:
- Africa, United Nations, and Nigeria