Terrorism and Violent Extremism in North-Eastern Nigeria: Toward a Model of Radicalization of the Almajiri Cohort by Usman, Abbo, Mohd. Zain, Zawiyah, Ali, Salim Ibrahim

“…This paper intends to contribute to the heated debate on the linkage of the Almajiri system and insurgency in the North-eastern Nigeria. It’s therefore explored the societal practices and individual factors responsible for revamping the support for terrorism among the Almajiri cohorts in northeastern Nigeria, specifically the roles of sociocultural factors in encouraging conviction and involvement, as well as the contribution of myriads of push and pull factors such as unfavorable sociopolitical condition, economic strain and grievances. …”
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A Proposed Framework of Unemployment and Youth Restiveness in the North-Eastern Nigeria: Exloring the Role of the “Almajiri” Culture by Abbo, Usman, Romle, Abd Rahim

“…The paper examined the “Almajiri” culture and how it has contributed to unemployment, poverty and youth restiveness in the North-Eastern Nigeria. Using descriptive approach and contends analysis to generate empirical data, the paper discovered that “Almajiri” culture depicts a missing gap in the previous studies. …”
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Arenavirus diversity and phylogeography of Mastomys natalensis rodents, Nigeria by Olayemi, A, Obadare, A, Oyeyiola, A, Igbokwe, J, Fasogbon, A, Igbahenah, F, Ortsega, D, Asogun, D, Umeh, P, Vakkai, I, Abejegah, C, Pahlman, M, Becker-Ziaja, B, Günther, S, Fichet-Calvet, E

“…A Mobala-like sequence was also detected in eastern Nigeria.…”