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The emergence of Boko Haram as a terrorist group in Nigeria significantly changed the country’s security landscape. From a quiet religious study group in the early 2000s, the group rose to become the world’s deadliest terrorist group in 2015. Terrorism is currently Nigeria’s greatest security challenge. However, the government’s strategy to counter the threat appears ineffective. This article reveals flaws in the responses adopted by the government, noting that the counterterrorism efforts of the Government of Nigeria were mainly military-centric and not guided by a documented national strategy until the release of the NACTEST in 2014. Even at this, the NACTEST is observed to be fraught with gaps that question its suitability as a policy document for countering terrorism in Nigeria. The study surmised that of absolute necessity for countering terrorism in Nigeria is the emplacement of a people-centered strategy that employs whole-of-government and non-governmental approaches.
Eugene Eji (Thu,) studied this question.