The security crisis in the Lake Chad Basin has been of great concern since the expansion of Boko Haram as one of the deadliest terrorist groups on the continent. Scaled-up interventions include DDR processes as part of the Regional Strategy for the Stabilisation, Recovery and Resilience of the Boko Haram-affected Areas.
Because of the combined effects of the Boko Haram insurgency, banditry, kidnappings, separatist agitations, ethno-religious conflicts, and the farmer-herder crisis, the Nigerian military has been drafted to play a frontline role in quelling the multifarious security crises in the country.
The recent mass exits from Boko Haram present an inevitable yet unique opportunity to take stock of earlier efforts to encourage defections from Boko Haram factions
The overall assessment is that the MNJTF is, to a degree, effectively attaining its mandate priorities. As a result of the efforts of the MNJTF there is a decline in the number of terrorist attacks and fatalities in the region.
The youth of Nigeria must be empowered to counter violent extremism and sustain peace and development.
While the current crisis in the Lake Chad region is often framed by the violence perpetrated by Boko Haram, other factors have converged and exacerbated the crisis.
Situational Action Theory explains banditry in Nigeria, while Situational Crime Prevention offers practical solutions for the banditry problem.
In March 2020, yet another book on Boko Haram appeared in print. Under the title Overcoming Boko Haram: Faith, Society & Islamic Radicalization in Northern Nigeria, this work was posthumously
Analysing the widely-accepted best practices of counter-insurgency through a theoretical lens.
Using historical research to draw attention to the Boko Haram insurgency and its implications for national security in Nigeria.