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dc.contributor.authorNwankpa, Michael
dc.coverage.spatial11en_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-30T12:28:50Z
dc.date.available2014-06-30T12:28:50Z
dc.date.issued2014-02-10
dc.identifier.citationNwankpa, M. (2014). The Politics of Amnesty in Nigeria: A Comparative Analysis of the Boko Haram and Niger Delta Insurgencies. Journal Of Terrorism Research, 5(1), pp. 67-77.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2049-7040en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ojs.st-andrews.ac.uk/index.php/jtr/article/view/830/699en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/4922
dc.descriptionSpecial Edition issue - Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism in Sub-Saharan Africaen_US
dc.description.abstractThis paper presents a comparative analysis of the Niger Delta amnesty programme and the proposed amnesty for Boko Haram insurgents in Nigeria. The motivation for comparing the two groups derives from the growing demand from some notable groups and individuals, mainly from the northern part of Nigeria, that the Boko Haram insurgents be granted amnesty just as the Niger Delta armed militants. One of such strong voices in favour of amnesty for Boko Haram insurgents is the Sultan of Sokoto, AlhajiSa’adAbubakar, who, on the 7th of March 2013, called for “total and unconditional” amnesty for Boko Haram. Sultan Abubakar’s demand has attracted mixed reaction as it is largely supported by the northern group-Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) and rejected by others such as the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). The most serious reaction comes from the presidency in its commission, on April 24th 2013, of a presidential Committee on Dialogue and Peaceful Resolution of Security Challenges in the North. After an extension by 2 months of its initial 90 days task, the Turaki-led Committee on Dialogue and Peaceful Resolution of Security Challenges in the North has finally submitted its recommendations to the president. Two key recommendations are: the need to set up an advisory committee for continuous dialogue with Boko Haram (as the leadership of Boko Haram refused to dialogue) and a victims’ support fund to help victims of Boko Haram.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCentre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence, University of St Andrewsen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Terrorism Researchen_US
dc.rightsThis is an open access article published in Journal of Terrorism Research. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
dc.subject.lccHV6431en_US
dc.subject.lcshTerrorism -- Nigeriaen_US
dc.subject.lcshBoko Haramen_US
dc.subject.lcshAmnesty -- Nigeriaen_US
dc.titleThe politics of amnesty in Nigeria: a comparative analysis of the Boko Haram and Niger Delta insurgenciesen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.description.versionPublisher PDFen_US
dc.publicationstatusPublisheden_US
dc.statusPeer revieweden_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://doi.org/10.15664/jtr.830en
dc.identifier.doihttp://doi.org/10.15664/jtr.830en


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