Boko Haram: Its Impacts on Political and Economic Development in Nigeria

Nigeria is currently facing attacks and violence from Boko Haram terrorist group, which is threatening its territorial integrity, sovereignty, peace, and political stability. This has been one of the major issues affecting the development of the country since 2009. The expansion of the group since inception from a non-violent group to an internationally recognized terrorist group has been attributed to two factors: Lack of trust in the political system and the dissatisfaction of the citizens with the economic policies of the government, inflation, and poverty. Thus, the aim of the research work is to understand the implications of the terrorist group on political and economic development in Nigeria. This thesis analyses the implication of Boko Haram on political and economic development of the country and how it has increase inflation, poverty and poor standard of living to the citizens. Keywords: Terrorism, Nigeria, Boko Haram, National Development, Insecurity