Publication
Feb 2017
This policy brief looks at violent extremism in Northern Nigeria and why young people decide to join or associate themselves with Boko Haram. The brief concludes that 1) rather than religion, it is financial gain that plays a significant role in leading people to become members of the extremist group, and 2) the Nigerian government should respond to this problem in four ways.
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Author | Martin Ewi, Uyo Salifu |
Series | ISS Policy Briefs |
Issue | 98 |
Publisher | Institute for Security Studies (ISS) |
Copyright | © 2017 Institute for Security Studies |