Influence of Boko Haram Terrorist Group’s Attacks on the Livelihoods of the Rural Dwellers in Nigeria: A Historical Stroke and Empirical Analysis

Authors

  • Chinyere Nwadike Alimba Center for peace and security studies, Modibbo Adama University of Technology Yola., Nigeria https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5366-2559
  • Mamman S. Malgwi Government Secondary School (Hawul, Borno State, Nigeria), Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21847/1728-9343.2020.2(166).201729

Keywords:

Livelihoods, Boko Haram, Rural Dwellers, Borno State

Abstract

The article reveals certain historical, socio-economic and demographic aspects of the attacks of Boko Haram terrorist group on the livelihoods of the rural population in Nigeria. The authors used a multidisciplinary approach and conducted a comprehensive analysis of the attacks on livelihoods by Boko Haram in Nigeria in the 21st century. The unique statistics collected through questionnaire survey and key informant interview revealed the causes of Boko Haram and its devastating attacks on livelihood occupations of the rural population in the context of Hawul Local Government Area, Borno State, Nigeria. The use of mean, standard deviation and percentage in the analysis of the questionnaire survey together with the KII reveal a thorough analysis of the complexities surrounding the attacks on livelihoods. This allowed the authors to trace the trends of the attacks in terms of its nature, dimension and scale as conducted by Boko Haram. This allowed for the understanding of the impact of the attacks on the livelihood patterns of the local population in the local context.

Author Biography

Chinyere Nwadike Alimba, Center for peace and security studies, Modibbo Adama University of Technology Yola.

Dr Chinyere N. ALIMBA is an associate professor at the Centre for Peace and Security Studies, Modibbo Adama University of Technology Yola.

He obtained his Masters and Ph.D Degrees in Peace and Conflict Studies from University of Ibadan, Ibadan. 

 

His areas of interest include among others: Security, terrorism and counterterrorism. He teaches and conduct researches in these areas, including peace education  peacebuilding and oragnisational conflict. He is a member of International Society for Development and Sustainability(ISDS), JAPAN; and Society for Peace Studies and Practice(SPSP), NIGERIA.  He  has  attended  training programmes in Negotiation Course for Peacekeeping Operations, Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, Accra Ghana (11th-22nd July, 2005)  and Counter Terrorism Leadership Programme (CTLP), International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research(ICPVTR), S.Rajaratnam School of International Studies(RSIS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (3rd November, 2014-January 16th, 2015). He has a considerable  number of  journal articles and chapters  in books  to his credit in his  research areas. 

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2020-04-30

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Alimba, C. N., & Malgwi, M. S. (2020). Influence of Boko Haram Terrorist Group’s Attacks on the Livelihoods of the Rural Dwellers in Nigeria: A Historical Stroke and Empirical Analysis. Skhid, (2(166), 5–13. https://doi.org/10.21847/1728-9343.2020.2(166).201729

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No. 2(166) (2020): HISTORICAL SCIENCES

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World History

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