The term violent extremism is not new to us in Nigeria. It is a major national security concern to all of us living in Nigeria, the federal government, various states and citizens irrespective of location. The FGN, through its various security agencies involved in internal security operations across the northeast is no doubt determined to counter violent extremism. Since 2009 when open combat with the Boko Haram sect started, we have witnessed a lot of engagement on the part of the FGN to bring to an end to the menace of Boko Haram through open combat. However, the issue is are they doing it right?
I acknowledge the fact that various legislations, strategies and programmes have been put in place to win the war against terrorism and violent extremism. We are all aware of the promulgation of the 2011 Terrorism Prevention Act and the Anti-money-laundering Act amended 2013, the development and adoption of the National Counter Terrorism Strategy (NACTEST) 2014 and the Policy Framework…
