i SECURITY IMPLICATIONS OF BOKO HARAM INSURGENCY FOR NIGERIA AND NIGER REPUBLIC DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS (2009-2015)
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2016-11-03
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Ahmadu Bello University Zaria
Abstract
This study examines the Security Implications of Boko Haram Insurgency for Nigeria-Niger
Republic Diplomatic Relations. The dissertation deploys the linkage theory to posit in its key
argument that there is a connection between the spread of Boko Haram insurgency from
Nigeria to Niger Republic and the responses of the two countries toward each other in
tackling the insurgency collectively. Data were collected basically from in-depth interview
from the Embassy of the Republic of Niger, Abuja, West African Affairs Division of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria, Abuja and analysed thematically as they relate to the
research objectives by qualitative data analysis. It was discovered that despite the spread of
Boko Haram insurgency and the challenges encountered in the course of fighting the
insurgency, the fight against the insurgents has strengthened diplomatic relations between
the two countries. Nigeria and Niger Republic through joint military operation coordinated
by the Multinational Joint Task Force comprising the Lake Chad Basin Commission
Countries have come together to fight the insurgency. The study strongly recommends
creating a permanent joint military operation on the borders of the two countries to end Boko
Haram insurgency.