CIAO DATE: 02/2014
August 2013
Africa Center for Strategic Studies
Ongoing attacks by Boko Haram and other violent Islamist groups coupled with an at times arbitrary response by Nigeria’s security forces have contributed to a deteriorating security situation in the north. Increasingly frequent attacks and bombings also mask longer-running radicalization dynamics. A sustained approach targeting every stage of the radicalization spectrum, from addressing socioeconomic grievances, to cross-cultural peacebuilding initiatives, to rehabilitating radicalized members of violent Islamist groups, as well as a more measured use of force are needed to reverse this broader trend. - See more at: http://africacenter.org/2013/08/mitigating-radicalism-in-northern-nigeria/#sthash.12aEyYzD.dpuf
Resource link: Mitigating Radicalism in Northern Nigeria [PDF] - 508K