Boko Haram Insurgency and Its Impact

In this book is investigated the Boko Haram Insurgency and its impact on Socio-cultural and economic development of Diffa Region, of Niger Republic. The study was guided by three objectives and three research questions which focused on the impact of Boko Haram's insurgency on socio-cultural and economic development of Diffa. Consequently an unstructured interview and key informant interview (KII) were used to gather data from traditional rulers, religious leaders, civil society activists and internally displaced people in Diffa metropolis. The findings of the study indicated that majority of the respondents revealed that the Boko Haram's insurgency posed threat to socio-cultural and economic development and security of Diffa undermining significantly agricultural productions, transportation of goods and services and wanton destructions of cultural heritage across towns and villages along Komadugu Yobe river. Also the sustained activities of the deadly Insurgents plunged the Lake Chad Basin into state of paralysis halting the needed national and international investment in infrastructure, development and alleviating the suffering of the population.