Boko Haram And Development Of Northeast Nigeria (focus On Yobe State)

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the StudyConflict is very often, the result of the interaction of political, economic and social instability,frequently   stemming   from   bad   governance,   failed   economic   policies   and   inappropriatedevelopment programmes which have exacerbated ethnic or religious difference (EC, 1996). The upsurge of terrorism engineered by Boko Haram poses grave security challenges to thenation and summons on the part of the law and security agencies a synergy of strategies tocombat the situation. The terrorist acts of the Boko-Haram since 2009 have creat…