Islamising Education in Northeast of Nigeria: Understanding the Key Motivations of Boko Haram Jihadists Attacks on Educational Institutions

This article examined the key motivations for Boko Haram (BH) attacks on educational institutions in North East of Nigeria. A total of 24 key informant interview sessions were held with students, educationists, clerics, politicians, civil society organisations, and security personnel. Results showed...

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Published inAfrican Journal of Terrorism and Insurgency Research (AJoTIR) Vol. 2; no. 2; p. 5
Main Author Momodu, Jude A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Sabinet Online 01.08.2021
Adonis & Abbey Publishers Ltd
Subjects
Civil society
Cold War
Democracy
Economic development
Education
Government
Huntington, Samuel P
Hypotheses
Ideology
Insurgency
Islam
Islamism
Kidnapping
Modernity
Muslims
Public opinion
Rebellions
Schools
Security
Security personnel
Students
Teaching
Yusuf, Mohamed
Nigeria
United Kingdom
United States > US
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Summary:This article examined the key motivations for Boko Haram (BH) attacks on educational institutions in North East of Nigeria. A total of 24 key informant interview sessions were held with students, educationists, clerics, politicians, civil society organisations, and security personnel. Results showed that the factors that motivate BH attacks on educational institutions in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states include: Western education and the desire to stall access to Western education in the north; the desire to reduce public confidence in government; BH's feelings of envy and anger towards students attending Western education; the need to replenish their membership through the abduction of schoolgirls and the desire to bolster their image via kidnapping of students attending government schools. Therefore, it was recommended that the government at different levels, as well as school authorities and management boards, should prioritise educational institutions as places and environments deserving adequate security/safety measures to ensure effective teaching and learning activities. Key words: Educational Institutions, Islamifng Education, Motivations, Boko Haram, North East, Nigeria
ISSN:2732-4990
2732-5008
DOI:10.31920/2732-5008/2021/v2n2a1