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Religious Extremism and the Boko Haram Phenomenon in Nigeria

The last decade has witnessed significance rise in terrorism related violence in Northern Nigeria. Much of the violence has been driven by the activities of the Jama ‘atul Alhul Sunnah Lidda ‘wati wal Jihad, popularly Known as Boko Haram, an Islamic sect that was established earlier in 1995. Since then, a large amount of scholarly works have been published to explain the emergence of the group. The dominant explanations in these studies have centered on widespread poverty, ignorance, political marginalization and power struggle among Nigerian political elites. Based on an extensive survey of e…