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Intelligence Gaps and Inter-Agency Rivalry in the Sahelian Theatre: Evidence from the Lake Chad Basin and Northern Nigeria
Persistent insurgency in the Sahel-Lake Chad region highlights a paradox: extensive security investment yet limited operational success.This study examines how inter-agency rivalry, lack of information sharing, and institutional mistrust among Nigeria's security and intelligence agencies contribute to the protraction of terrorism in Northern Nigeria.Employing a qualitative-dominant mixed-methods design (2009)(2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014)(2015)(2016)(2017)(2018)(2019)(2020)(2021)(2022)(2023), including secondary data, declassified reports, media investigations, and semi-structured interviews, …
