Maiduguri

Boko-Haram designated as a Terrorist Organization Boko-Harams affiliation with Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), a regional terrorist network operating in North Africa, evoked concerns from international policy makers (Taylor, L.). The two terrorist groups were thought to be sharing funds, training, explosive materials, and aspirations to expand their focus outside Africa to encompass Europe and the United States (Taylor, L.). Boko-Haram targeted the United Nations building in Abuja with suicide bombers in 2011, killing twenty people. The sect continued its violent attacks, and from 2009 to 2013, had freed 819 inmates (some were former sect members), bombed the city of Jos and Jalingo twice, bombed Army barracks in Bauchi and Maiduguri,…

was affected by poor governance and elite corruption. The actions of these Boko-Haram members believed that Western-style based aggression jeopardized traditional values, beliefs, and customs in the community, and was contrary to the Koranic phrase “Anyone who is not governed by what Allah has revealed is among the transgressors” (Agbiboa, D.). A confrontation took place between Boko-Haram and a security agency in Bauchi state, over a law requiring motorcyclists to wear helmets. This resulted in…

colonies and dependencies”. In simple terms, imperialism is the process in which one state imposes its control upon another through military force or political action in order to exploit the area for raw materials and strategic purposes. In the modern world, terrorism is a form of imperialism because they both contain the process of taking territory/land, take control of the people, and use their resources. In addition to that, terrorism also “brainwashes” the locals to make them think…

One of the most telling killings was that of Babakuru Fugu, the brother-in-law of Mohamed Yusuf. After he received ex-President Obasanjo during on a peace-building visit to Maiduguri, those claiming to be members of his brother-in-law’s sect swiftly assassinated him. There is a radical element operating under the Boko Haram threat umbrella that is determined to prevent peace returning to the region at all cost. Boko Haram has started to plan and implement increasingly audacious attacks. The…

and women and imprisoning them until they were old enough to marry, which by then they would be forced into marriage by the group. They had forced 450 girls and young women into 4 small houses when they captured them. In some cases, they would imprison the girls by making them slaves and then be forced into marriage in their womanhood. In other circumstances, Boko Haram have captured men and tied their hands together and bagged their heads, leading them to their deaths, where they would, on…

government can send there Western School. It doesn't matter if you're rich or poor you will still have to send your child into the government. Boko Harma isn't only interested about education and school, their political goal was to create an Islamic state, and the school became a recruiting ground for jihadis. In 2009 Mohammed Yusuf died in police custody. In 2010 Boko Harma attacked a police station and released at LEAST 700 Prisons to join their terrorist group. In 2011 they had started a…

capabilities. “The group has also planned and executed targeted assassinations against security and government officials as well as local leaders and imams. The June 2011 suicide bomb attack in Abuja represents a significant development of modus operandi and expertise” (Waldek & Jayasekara, 2011). One of the most infamous attacks perpetrated by Boko Haram was the kidnapping of 200 girls from a school in Chibok (Almasy, 2015). The Islamist belief that girls should not be educated at all,…

During the war that was exhibited in the novel, thousands were killed leaving a lasting impact on Nigeria and its citizens. Not only was the impact to the environment it occurred in and the citizens, there were many aftereffects to the war. “They repeated the news of the killings in Maiduguri until Ugwu wanted to throw the radio out of the window, and the next afternoon, after the men left, a solemn voice on ENBC Radio Enugu recounted eyewitness accounts from the North: teachers hacked down in…

Satellite images illustrate that Baga, the town in Nigeria, was completely destroyed by Boko Haram. The two images of Baga were taken on 2 and 7 January 2015 shows the destructive result that over 3700 buildings was damaged or totally ruined in a town. Amnesty International reported that this is the most terrible situation in Nigeria. Boko Haram intended blow up the town by fire, and it affected around 4 square kilometre town. There were wooden fishing boats along the shoreline on the 2 January,…

While Boko Haram’s base is in Nigeria northern states of Borno, Kano and Yobe, the country’s porous borders with Cameroon, Chad and Niger, has facilitated the group movements and group transportation of goods. The origins of Boko Haram are connected to Mohammed Yusuf, an Islamic scholar (Malam) who led a wing of radical youth scholars in the 1990s in Maiduguri, giving roots to the movement. Build on traditional Islamic schools of thought, the group promotes strict adherence to Sharia’s law in…