ABSTRACT
Nigeria has a long history of religious conflicts, some of the most virulent being those of the ‘Maitatsine’ (1980s) and ‘Boko Haram’ (July 2009). The latter matched the former in intensity, organization, and spread. Given the international attention to global terrorism, there is the likelihood that fundamentalist group receive motivation, material, and ideological support or influence from a global jihadist movement. Unresolved national issues, including the weak economy, weak security and intelligence apparatuses, and the failure to define what the national culture and identity is, are critical factors. The precedent of ‘Maitatsine’ and the government’s handling of it suggest that government incapacity and lack of political will have served to encourage incurrence (incurrence is the act of incurring (making yourself subject to something undesirable) and question the state’s capacity. It discusses the resurgence of violence under the guise of religious revivalism and draws parallels lines between the ‘Maitatsine’ uprising and the ‘Boko Haram’ uprising. It examine the Nigeria state response to these uprisings. It concludes that unless the state addresses concretely and tackles bravely the condition that can aid or fuel violent religious revivalism, uprisings may occur. This paper documents and analyses the ‘Boko Haram’, as well as its links with the promotion of Islamic revivalism and the challenges it to the secularity of the Nigerian state.
TABLE OF CONTENT
Title Pagei
Approval page ii
Dedicationiii
Acknowledgementiv
Abstractv
Table of Contentsvii
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1Background of the study1
1.2Statement of the problem.7
1.3Objective of the study9
1.4Significance of the study9
1.5Scope of the study 11
1.6Limitations of the study12
1.7Definition of Terms15
CHAPTER TWO
2.1LITERATURE REVIEW23
2.2Understanding Boko Haram24
2.3Economic Implication of Boko Haram on Nigeria 47
2.4Some sensible Ideas on How to Solve the Boko51
2.5Causes of Boko Haram56
2.6Solution of Boko Haram58
2.7How to Stop Bioko In Nigeria 59
2.8The Boko Haram Crisis in Nigeria 68
2.9How to stop Boko Haram Crisis in Nigeria 74
2.10How Boko Haram was Formed 77
2.11Boko Haram1, 111 Crops Member Relocate 81
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CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY
3.1Research Design85
3.2Determination of Sample Size88
3.3Data Collection and Method of Analysis 89
3.4Instrument for Data Collection 89
3.5Validation and Reliability of the Instrument 90
CHAPTER FOUR
DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS
4.1Presentation and analysis of data 91
4.2Analysis of Data 92
CHAPTER FIVE
DISCUSSION, RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSION
5.1Summary of Findings94
5.2Recommendations94
5.3Conclusions96
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