An Assessment of Peacebuilding Policy Implementation Strategy in the North East, Nigeria

International Journal of Humanities and Social Science

© 2018 by SSRG - IJHSS Journal

Volume 5 Issue 6

Year of Publication : 2018

Authors : C.JasperUche and Aja Akpuru-Aja

10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V5I6P101

How to Cite?

C.JasperUche and Aja Akpuru-Aja, "An Assessment of Peacebuilding Policy Implementation Strategy in the North East, Nigeria," SSRG International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, vol. 5,  no. 6, pp. 1-9, 2018. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V5I6P101

Abstract:

 Since 2009, the Boko Haram insurgency in the North East, Nigeria has not only been incessant in attacks but also destabilized no less than 2.1 million people. In this bracket are missing people, internally displaced persons (IDPs) and those who remained as refugees in neighbouring countries of Cameroun, Niger and Chad. Though the federal government has taken the lead to restore order, stability and security, this paper sets out to make an assessment of the effectiveness of peacebuilding implementation strategies in the region. The main argument of the paper is that the weak institutional framework has limited the capacity of the Nigerian state to initiate, coordinate and synchronize implementation strategies of de-radicalization, resettlement, reconstruction, reconciliation, and social integration. One primary recommendation is for the government to guarantee security and welfare of the people in liberated communities and enforce peacebuilding process through effective coordination of all stakeholders.

Keywords:

 Peacebuilding, insurgency, violent extremism, de-radicalization, humanitarian responses, internally displaced persons..

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