Kalleb Usman

Department of History,

Faculty of Arts, Management and Social Sciences

Nigerian Army University Biu,

Borno State, Nigeria.

 &

Isyaku Mohammed

Department of History,

Faculty of Arts, Management and Social Sciences

Nigerian Army University Biu,

Borno State, Nigeria.

Abstract

Upon return to democratic system of governance in 1999, Nigeria has been faced with challenges of internal security like kidnapping, communal crises, Farmers-Herders conflicts, oil bunker, insurgency, banditry, militancy amongst others. This paper x-rays the deadliest of these challenges: the menace of Boko Haram in the Northeast. BH insurgency has led to the destruction of lives and properties worth billions of naira since its onslaught. This paper seeks to examine Nigeria’s history of Inter-agency cooperation and collaboration in the fight against this menace in the North-East Nigeria. How it has been, and the impact on security management. The study also expands the concept of Inter-agency collaboration, causes of insecurity in Nigeria, counter insurgency, challenges of Inter-agency collaboration. Data were collected from both primary and secondary sources. The research recommends continued c collaboration, cooperation, training and capacity building so as to ensure effective security management. The paper is a value addition to the Federal Government of Nigeria attempts in combating internal insecurity from the network of all security apparatus in the country. 

Keywords: Inter-agency, Security, Collaboration, Management

Introduction                                                                                                            

In Nigeria, the North-East states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe has been experiencing significant terrorist attacks by members of the Boko Haram since 2009. This group has been responsible for large scale kidnappings, killings, bombings through the use of improvised explosive devices (IED), suicide attacks on civilian, Police and military targets throughout the Lake Chad Basin. The Boko haram activities have resulted to death, in thousands of uncontrolled injuries and destruction of private and public property. According to the United Nations Refugee Agency UNHCR, about “1.5 million people have been displaced due to the insurgency and over 13, 00 have been killed” by the Boko Haram sect. The Resurgence of the group indicates that it still remains a dangerous asymmetric threat to the northeast region, the Nigerian state and its neighbors in the Lake Chad region. The operational weakness of the security forces also intensified the violence of the Boko haram, as the jihadist over-ran major towns and communities, capturing terrorists in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States. Furthermore, a recent report of the international crises group (2016) warned that “the nature of Boko Haram’s tactics and geographical reach will make the group’s comprehensive defect difficult.[1]

In another development, the United States Department office in August 2017 observed that, the Nigerian security forces handling of counter-terrorism operations against Boko Haram in the Northeast lacks coordination and effectiveness. This however, calls for a reinvigoration of the counter-terrorism operations against Boko Haram especially with regards to Inter-agency Relations, collaborations and coordination to fight and defeat Boko Haram terrorist in the Northeast, Nigeria 2

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