Response and efforts at combating terrorism in Nigeria

It is undisputable that “Terrorism” as a topic has after the 9/11 attack, provoked a lot of debates and argument most especially in realm of international law and jurisprudence. Since the inception of the 21st century. Nigeria like other states of the world has witnessed incidents of terrorism so much so that life in certain place has become precarious and uncertain. The question that would naturally flow in the mind of a Nigerian are as follows: what are the courses of terrorism? What efforts has the Nigerian Government put in place to combat Terrorism? Are these efforts commendable, efficient of counter-productive? In this paper we intend to answer questions. This paper is divided into five parts. Part one deals with the meaning/Nature of terrorism. In part two, we will look at terrorism in Nigeria. In doing this we will list incidents and courses of terrorisms in Nigeria. We will also appraise Government effort in combating terrorism in Nigeria. In part four, we will discourse Governments impediments/Challenges in the fight against terrorism. The last part will cover recommendation and conclusion.