Teaching Comparative Government and Politics

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Globalization in Nigeria: terrorism

This is not the kind of globalization that is good for Nigeria.

Islamist Threat With Qaeda Link Grows in Nigeria
A shadowy Islamist insurgency that has haunted northern Nigeria… appears to be branching out and collaborating with Al Qaeda’s affiliates, alarming Western officials and analysts who had previously viewed the militants here as a largely isolated, if deadly, menace.

Just two years ago, the Islamist group stalking police officers in this bustling city seemed on the verge of extinction…

Now, insurgents strike at the Nigerian military, the police and opponents of Islamic law in near-daily assaults and bombings, using improvised explosive devices that can be detonated remotely and bear the hallmarks of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb…

Boko Haram… has begun waging a propaganda campaign that includes conference calls with reporters — another sign of its growing sophistication…

The Nigerian government appears to have only a shaky grasp of how to confront the threat…

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