Response of the International Community to the Boko Haram Insurgency in Nigeria

Isaac Owusu Frimpong

doi:10.22718/kga.2019.3.1.007

Response of the International Community to the Boko Haram Insurgency in Nigeria

Korea and Global Affairs
Abbr : KGA
2019, 3(1), pp.221-244
DOI : 10.22718/kga.2019.3.1.007
Publisher : Korea Institute of Politics and Society
Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Interdisciplinary Research
Received : February 14, 2019
Accepted : March 11, 2019
Published : March 31, 2019

Isaac Owusu Frimpong ¹

¹University of Western Australia

Candidate

ABSTRACT

This paper attempts to analyze the role of Nigeria's current President Major (Rtd) Mahammudu Buhari and the immediate past President Goodluck Jonathan in dealing with the Boko Haram Insurgency in Nigeria. Nigeria has not been without its fair share of conflict. In fact, no decade of post-Independent Nigeria has been conflict free. With several coups, general strikes and a civil war, Nigerians have had to experience some of the most sordid tragedies arising from difference of opinions and distrust. It is interesting to mention that the conflict in Nigeria has not received the needed attention as it were. The leadership of Goodluck Jonathan did not receive the same effort and cooperation as compared to Muhammadu Buhari who came into office in May 2015. This paper argues the important roles played by the two Nigerian leaders which either aided or prevented collaboration. Goodluck Jonathan was perceived as a weak and indecisive leader whose leadership failed to effectively handle the Boko Haram insurgency. Muhammadu Buhari assumed office with a lot of high hopes and expectations from the Nigerian population and the international community to tackle the Boko Haram insurgency.

KEYWORDS

Boko Haram, Insurgency, Intervention, Nigeria, AU, UN, US

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