Terrorism and Multidimensional Armed Conflicts in Africa and the Middle East: A Concluding Remark

Terrorism has become a pervasive global phenomenon. It is a threat to lives and property in many continents of the globe. Different countries receive their share of the deadly nation-building 'virus'. In Africa, the different terrorist organizations have capitalized on weak governance to penetrate different societies and build their own sovereign enclaves. The earlier trends of terrorism that happened as revolutionary attacks and other important causes were not only a challenge to the Middle East, where terrorism is endemic but also a global phenomenon. Religiously motivated violent extremism (RMVE)] is perhaps today's biggest threat to humanity. Insecurity brought on primarily by the Boko Haram insurgency has been one of the most urgent issues facing Nigerian governments and population since the turn of the twenty-first century, and more so since the country's restoration to democratic governance in 1999. Given that Nigeria, frequently referred to as the "Giant of Africa," has actively participated in peacekeeping, peacebuilding, and peace enforcement operations in numerous nations across the world for decades, the situation is especially paradoxical. The doctrinal research methodology was employed using primary, secondary and additional sources to support the analysis. It is against this backdrop that this paper examined the nexus between Boko Haram and its attendant effects on nation building in Nigeria, while considering other effects of Boko Haram activities. The study found that, even during the Buhari administration, Nigerian insurgency and terrorist operations have persisted despite government interventions for the past decade, leading to widespread loss of life and destruction of property. The study recommended that national and regional governments need to improve the economic situation, like providing jobs and human capital development as well as infrastructure that will cater for the teeming youths of the terror inflicted countries.