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Peace in Northeastern Nigeria; Through Remodeling Nigeria’s Counter Terrorism Approach, After the Stipulations of the Unsc’s Initiative for Global Peace
Abstract of Peace in Northeastern Nigeria; Through Remodeling Nigeria’s Counter Terrorism Approach, After the Stipulations of the Unsc’s Initiative for Global Peace
Ever since the Nigerian Civil War, no other situation or crisis has taken many lives and forced millions out of their homes and place of livelihood like the Boko Haram terrorism crisis in the northeastern part of Nigeria. For almost a decade the terroristic actions of the Boko Haram group has plagued the Nigerian government and her populace. The research investigated peace in the North East Nigeria through remodeling Nigeria’s counter terrorism approach, after the stipulations of the UNSC’s initiative for global peace.
The study adopted the qualitative approach using secondary data to solve the research problem. Findings revealed that Nigeria has adopted both military and non military approaches in counterterrorism. Military operations by joint task force, creation of civilian joint task force and coalition of African forces are the military approaches enumerated in the analysis; Results further show how the UNSC’s initiative for global peace can aid Nigeria in acquiring and maintaining peace within its borders indicating that soft and hard power is necessary for peacekeeping and peace building effort; Nigerian government is aligning its counterterrorism efforts with the UNSC’s initiative for global peace in the area of military operations and negotiations through the created committees; These factors militating against the proper execution of Nigeria’s counter terrorism approach were identified to be North-South power tussle, porous borders, bad governance and corruption, poor funding and brutality of the Security Forces, poverty, unemployment and ignorance and rejection of Western education and values.
Conclusively, this study as revealed that It showed that Nigeria has adopted both military and non military approaches in counterterrorism. Base on the findings indicated to this study, it is therefore recommended among others that government should improve on infrastructural development projects; There should be a diversification of the economy; All births should be registered. Those that have not been registered hitherto should be registered irrespective of their ages; Anti-corruption should not be based on party, religious or ethnic sentiments: those involved in corruption should be swiftly prosecuted and convicted.
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