BOKO HARAM INSURGENCY: ANALYZING PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN’S ADMINISTRATION IN COMBATING THE SPREAD OF THE BOKO HARAM INSURGENCY (2010—2015)

Abstract

As violence and unrest seizes Nigeria, the Northern African state encounters a newfound threat to their state security, however, the threat comes from within. Boko Haram, an extremist group located in Northern Nigeria, amongst the threats that plague the nation had risen as an insurgency in order to achieve an Islamic Caliphate in Nigeria. This thesis aims to analyze the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan as it combats the spread of the Boko Haram Insurgency, throughout the Nigerian state, and within the Northern Africa region. Utilizing a qualitative method of research, the information and data collected will be retrieved primarily from relevant research journals and publications, and state official press release and news articles as a secondary source. By using a conceptual framework comprising of a brief analysis of the Strategic Interaction theory and its relation the study case of the Goodluck administration in its efforts to combat the Boko Haram insurgency from spreading. The results of this research had provided an understanding to the efforts of the Nigerian government, and its cooperation with foreign parties, using different approaches to prevent the Boko Haram insurgency from reaching further regions.