ONUCHUKWU EMEKA FELIX1 AND OKAFOR OGOCHUKWU PRECIOUS2
1&2Department of Social Sciences, Federal Polytechnic Oko, Anambra State.
Corresponding Author’s email: Emeka.onuchukwu@federalpolyoko.edu.ng
Abstract
In 2002, a local Islamic group called Boko Haram came into existence. “Boko Haram” refers to the group that forbids Western education. That being said, the members of the group identify as Jama’ah al-Ahlu al-Sunnah Li al-Da’wahwa al-Jihad. The six-year-old conflict led by Boko Haram has killed over 13,000 people and divided neighbors against one another. Over 300,000 individuals have been displaced and six million Nigerians have been impacted by the issue. This essay will look at the background, motivations, recruiting, ideology, operational region, and strategies for dealing with Boko Haram. The primary source of information for this review article is research from theses, dissertations, research journals, newspapers, and magazines. The research findings indicate that the current state of the Boko Haram insurgency is a direct result of the high rates of poverty in the area, which have resulted in unemployment and illiteracy. Another element that was found in the study is the misconception of religion, which is thought to be one of the main causes. The gang’s original ideology, which was Salafist ideology, was also disclosed. The group primarily operates in northeastern Nigeria. The researcher advises the Nigerian government to tackle the underlying causes of the issue by eliminating poverty, boosting local school enrollment, bolstering security efforts with the provision of cutting-edge weaponry, restricting the group’s operational area, and neutralizing the group’s key leaders.