BOKO HARAM, FULANI HERDSMEN AND POSSIBLE HUMANITARIAN CRISES: EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Résumé

Each collection of people forming a group or nation has its problems every now and then. The steps it takes to deal with its problems is of a great importance. However, concerted efforts have to be taken to avert the existence of ideologies that can be easily perpetuated and/or taken advantage of, to cause harm. Nigeria has been on the crossroads of perilous ideologies inspiring newer forms of expressions and causing the nation untold pains and immense losses. The Boko Haram menace in the past 8 years has caused the nation human and physical losses running into billions of naira. Monies that would have been used for both human capital and physical developments, is used to curb the menace. Boko Haram has inspired existing theologies to be emboldened to get to the level it got. Today, it is the “Fulani herdsmen” that are the angels of death and destruction. Thereby, it is not flogging-a-dead-horse to write on Boko Haram in the light of the Fulani herdsmen.