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FROM CHILD-WANDERING TO GUERRILLA-WARRIORS: ISLAMIC EXTREMISM AND THE BOKO HARAM RECRUITMENT IN NORTHERN NIGERIA

Dr Mike Omilusi

Volume: 5 Issue: 4 2015

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Abstract:

This essay describes the recruitment strategies being employed by the Boko Haram terrorist organisation, particularly among the children and youths in Northern Nigeria. These young elements are frequently used as fighters, suicide bombers, spies and human shields. It focuses on the Islamic ideology of the sect and possible easy recruitment from the mass of Almajirai in many northern states of the country. Those factors that facilitate their metamorphosis from street begging to warriors are examined in this essay.

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