Feb 12, 2025 · The study discusses the devastating loss caused by the BokoHaram group in NorthernNigeria. The insurgency caused a huge amount of chaos marked by bombings, killings, and kidnappings, creating a humanitarian crisis, displacing millions of people, and threatening the stability of the region. As a security studies scholar tracking BokoHaram, I discuss reasons for this resurgence, and its impacts, and recommend possible responses from Lake Chad region countries. Jan 17, 2023 · Relying on secondary sources of data, this article examines the causes, manifestations, and dimensions of armed banditry in north-westNigeria, and its security implications. It provides a survey of both the visible and less-visible actors in the conflict. Well-funded, increasingly organized, and supported by global jihadist networks, BokoHaram and ISWAP pose a growing threat not only to Nigeria but to the wider region. Jul 13, 2025 · For nearly two decades, violence by armed groups has posed the most significant threat to peace and security in Nigeria. While the nature of violence perpetrated by armed groups varies by location and time, attacks by BokoHaramTerrorists (BHTs) have caused widespread human and material devastation in Nigeria's northeast and the Lake Chad region.