Foreign Influence on the Nigerian Terror Group

Abstract

The months of July and August 2009 recorded the unleashing of terrorist mayhem on the Northern parts of Nigeria by the Nigerian Taliban, popularly called the Boko Haram sect. The sect killed Christians and Muslims in their numbers. The fact that the sect was killing Christians and Muslims that refused to accept their brand of Islam made them a major threat to the fundamental rights of Nigerians towards freedom of worship. Since then their killing spree has progressively increased. This paper studied the place of foreign influence on the terror activities of the sect. It showed that many of the members of the sect were from neighboring states to Nigeria. While factoring hybridized research method and the theory of anarchism, it revealed that there is an international dimension to terrorism in Nigeria and some of the Boko Haram members were sent to Afghanistan to train in the authentic act of bomb-making from the parent ‘kingdom’ of the Taliban terrorists. Finally, the paper recommended that all and sundry in Nigerians and beyond should contribute in controlling the influence of the international environment on the destabilization of Nigerian national peace and security.