Counter-Insurgency in Nigeria by Akali Omeni - 9781138098886

Taylor & Francis

Counter-Insurgency in NigeriaThe Military and Operations against Boko Haram, 2011-2017\nAuthor(s): Akali Omeni\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138098886, 978-1138098886\nSynopsis\nThis book offers a detailed examination of the counter-insurgency operations undertaken by the Nigerian military against Boko Haram between 2011 and 2017. \n\nBased on extensive fieldwork conducted with military units in Nigeria, Counter-Insurgency in Nigeria has two main aims. First, it seeks to provide an understanding of the Nigerian militarys internal role a role that today, as a result of internal threats, pivots towards counter-insurgency. The book illustrates how organizational culture, historical experience, institutions, and doctrine, are critical to understanding the Nigerian military and its attitudes and actions against the threat of civil disobedience, today and in the past. The second aim of the book is to examine the Ni.