Terrorism and Emerging Trends in Nigeria

Terrorism and Emerging Trends in Nigeria: Challenges and Strategies in Counter-Terrorism provide the much desired tools for an increasingly contemporary and popular area of study. The issue of terrorism has been of great concern in Nigeria following October 1st, 2010 Abuja multiple bomb blasts and subsequent events which has occupied our daily news stand since then. The book covers a wide range of issues that deals with the difficulty of defining terrorism. In a broader sense, the book covers, with in-depth analyses, a wide range of areas namely: Concepts of terrorism; Categories of terrorists; Types of terrorism; Fundamental causes of terrorism; Pattern and dynamics of terrorism; Theories of terrorism; A history and dynamics of terrorism in Nigeria; Statistical presentation of acts of terrorism; Money laundering; Problems in counter-terrorism; Strategies in counter-terrorism. The book contains robust arguments and illustrative examples which depicts current events around us. Students in the Social Sciences and allied disciplines will find this book particularly useful in understanding and analysis of the Nigeria sociopolitical situation.

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L'autore è dottorando presso l'Università della Nigeria, Nsukka. Ha conseguito un master in sociologia e antropologia con specializzazione in criminologia e giustizia penale presso l'Università della Nigeria, Nsukka. È un funzionario di protezione certificato (CPO). È membro della Nigerian Anthropological and Sociological Association Practitioners (NASA).