The Effects of Boko Haram Insurgency on Borno Women, 2009– 2016

Abstract

Boko Haram insurgency is largely becoming a household word globally as no neighbouring country of Nigeria is entirely unaffected by the effects. The activities of the sect since 2009 have created a state of palpable fear in Borno State. Boko Haram, which figuratively implies that western or non-Islamic education is a sin, is a very controversial Nigerian militant group that
seeks to impose sharia law in the entire northern states of Nigeria. The official name of the group is Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awa Waljihad. Against this background, this study examines the effects of Boko Haram insurgency on Borno women from 2009 - 20l6. Thus, both primary and secondary source materials were used in the study. The primary sources include oral interviews conducted with internally displaced intellectuals, security agents, and other victims of the insurgency. The secondary data involves the use of published and unpublished books, journals, theses, dissertations, and newspapers.