SOCIO ECONOMIC EFFECT OF POLICY ON DERADICALISATION AND REINTEGRATION OF BOKO HARAM INSURGENTS IN NORTH EASTERN NIGERIA

Abstract

The Boko-Haram Islamic Fundamentalist been declared as an international terrorist organization and described having links with another terrorist group, the Al-Queda by the United States of America was born following the 2011 general elections in Nigeria. This group has unleashed mayhem that has hocked the socio-economic foundation of the North East Nigeria and the country as a whole. They have unleashed a reign of terror that resulted in callous destruction of lives of Nigerians and especially the foreigners who came to invest in the country. The study examines socio-economic effect of the policy of deradicalisation and reintegration of Boko Haram insurgent in North Eastern Nigeria, with perspective focus on the federal government blueprint for Demobilisation, Reintegration, and Reconciliation (DRR) strategy. In achieving the said objectives, qualitative secondary source of data and descriptive method was employed to gain an insight into the nature and situation of government policy on deradicalisation and reintegration. The research found that such policy faces certain backlash as clarifying eligibility, public disorder, oppressive arrangement etc. The study therefore recommends a well-structured policy modernisation with sincere kinetic and non-kinetic warfare approach to eradicate the menace. The position of this article is for such recommendations been implemented appropriately.