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The Character of the Nigerian State

In: Boko Haram’s Terrorism and the Nigerian State

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  • Olumuyiwa Temitope Faluyi

    (University of KwaZulu-Natal)

  • Sultan Khan

    (University of KwaZulu-Natal)

  • Adeoye O. Akinola

    (University of Zululand)

Abstract

Like other countries confronted with socio-political, economic and security concerns, Nigeria has implemented strategies in response to its economic, political, ethnic and religious crises. The ethnic and religious plurality of the Nigerian state has, to a great extent, influenced the occurrence of political violence in the country. The homogeneity of the state has also engendered complexity in its response to the resulting conflict and violence. This chapter examines the Nigerian state, focusing on the geographical, religious and political variables that influenced its capacity to effectively maintain law and order within its territorial sphere. The chapter also identifies the decisive factors that have sustained armed insurrection and Boko Haram’s reign of terror. As revealed in the chapter, since Nigeria’s independence in 1960, different armed groups have exploited the unintended spaces created by successive governments for armed insurrections and terrorism. Lack of unity among the diverse ethnic groups and absence of cohesion among the political elites have led to the emergence, evolution and proliferation of armed groups in the country.

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  • Olumuyiwa Temitope Faluyi & Sultan Khan & Adeoye O. Akinola, 2019. "The Character of the Nigerian State," Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development, in: Boko Haram’s Terrorism and the Nigerian State, chapter 0, pages 31-43, Springer.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:aaechp:978-3-030-05737-4_3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-05737-4_3
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