Boko Haram insurgency and the challenges of counter terrorism policy in Nigeria by Oniwide, Oyetola

“…(iii) Peace negotiation is most unlikely to succeed with Boko Haram insurgents, since they do not have the capacity to lead a provincial government, after disavowing terrorism. …”
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Between Ebola epidemics and Boko-Haram insurgency: Media agenda transition interplay by Adelakun, Lateef, Adnan, Hamedi

“…The menace of Ebola outbreak coincidence with Boko haram insurgency left not only the policy formulators in disarray but also rocked the media with indecision on which to prioritize.Media set agenda on the most important issue or on an issue the media want to make important but the dissection of which suppresses the other when two issues are keenly considered of public interests fames discussions on agenda transition.Ebola epidemic rocked Nigeria at a time when media coverage of Boko Haram insurgency was at its climax, setting double battles for government to fight and for media to frame as public agenda. …”
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The interminable surge in internal conflicts in Nigeria: The legal and socio-economic implications by Ekpa, Shedrack, Md Dahlan, Nuarrual Hilal

“…Regrettably too, the current civilian rule which began from 1999 till date have been preoccupied with incidence of internal violence to the extent this period alone took a lion share of the estimated figure in that more than 100 of such cases had occurred within this relatively short span of time.Most devastating till date is the incidence of a sectarian group under the aegis of Boko Haram whose official name is "Jama'aru Ahlis Sunna Lidda' Await Wal-Jihad" which in Arabic language means "People Of The Way Of Prophet Mohammed (Peace Be Unto Him) And Community (Of Muslims) In Line With The Earlier Generation Of Muslims" as opposed to the literary meaning of Boko Haram which is "Western Secular Education Is Forbidden" This group though founded in 2002 launched its first military operations in 2009 to support their call for an Islamic state in the North Eastern Nigeria.Boko Haram has unleashed massive terror on Nigerian citizens as well hampering its economic wellbeing to a deafening degree (Shaibu, Saleh & Shehu, 2015).…”
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Democracy, violence and insecurity: Perversion and implications on the youth in Northern Nigeria by Abbo, Usman, Mohd Zain, Zawiyah

“…Living in the midst of violence and insecurity thus transforms the youth’s perceptions of their physical and political environments which invariably weaken their commitment to democracy and encourage them to support forms of authority from nonstate actors such as Boko Haram in the North-Eastern geo-political zone and bodies of organized crime perpetrators who specialized in cattle rustling, kidnapping and banditry in the North-West geo-political zone.…”
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