Nigeria has witnessed a continuous deadly onslaught from Boko Haram since 2008.Boko Haram has survived three different administrations in Nigeria and has between 2008 and 2020 killed more than 54,000 people and displaced nearly two million in North-Eastern Nigeria.Since 2011,the sect has withstood Nigeria''s military and defense strategies with equanimity,claiming more than 200 Nigerian plus 92 military Chadian personnel,capturing and destroying more than$200 million worth of military equipment.Military installations,open markets,religious-worshipping houses,govemment and defense institutions have remained consistent targets for Boko Haram''s attack.The level of attacks,intelligence and near unbeatable approach being displayed by Boko Haram situate Boko Haram in de broader framework of intemnational terrorism and depict a high level of negligence or compromise from the security institutions and the Nigerian state.The swapping of captives,striking of deals,negotiated release of Boko Haram captives,attempts at general or selected amnesty,and the huge benefits of political economy of terrorism equally suggest that Boko Haram has not only been an enemy,but a veritable partner of the Nigerian State,with its defeat not foreseeable anytime in the near future.
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