Insurgency and War in Nigeria - by Akali Omeni (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Boko Haram is the major threat to the Nigerian state, and has emerged as a destabilizing factor across sub-Saharan Africa. This is now a major focus of global policy-making, as between 2013 and 2014 insurgency-related deaths in Nigeria exceeded those in Iraq and Afghanistan. <br/><br/>This book is the first to focus on the military nature of Boko Haram, the reasons for its success in those specific regions of the Chad basin it operates in and a detailed history of the Nigerian army's counter-insurgency - with whom, uniquely, the author has spent research time. The book identifies and analyses the battles and skirmishes on the front line, as well as unearthing a wider explanation for Boko Haram's military success and the causes of the instability in the region.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"This is an extensive examination of the Boko Haram insurgency, including the group's military capabilities and strategies and the nature of the Nigerian counterinsurgency response. The book charts the evolution of a seemingly non-violent sect into a deadly jihadi force that has sustained a decade-long conflict. It makes for essential reading because of its unique insight into the operational nature of the Boko Haram conflict."<br/>Tomi Oladipo - Africa Security Correspondent, BBC News<br><br>"This original and insightful book explains why the Nigerian military has struggled to contain the rise of Boko Haram - a highly resilient insurgency in West Africa, that has evolved from terrorist roots to develop regular military forces, hold territory, and ally with Islamic State. An important addition to the comparative study of counterinsurgency failure."<br/>Professor Theo Farrell Executive Dean, Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts University of Wollongong, Australia<br><br>Omeni combines emotional access, journalistic integrity and intellectual rigour to produce an important and necessary book about this under-rated, and little understood insurgency which remains the biggest threat to the most powerful black nation in the world. He has written it with great attention to little known details, proving invaluable, often ignored insights into the insurgency, the military and the region.<br/>Funmi Iyanda TV Host/Writer<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Akali Omeni</b> is Lecturer in African Politics at the University of Leicester, UK. He previously worked with the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) and was co-chair of the Africa Research Group at King's College London (affiliated to their world-leading War Studies department). In 2019, Omeni won the prestigious "Rising Star" excellence award at King's College London. He has published extensively on the Nigerian military and Boko Haram's insurgency.
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