ABSTRACT
Scholars have approached the denition of terrorism or insurgency from dierent viewpoints depending on their academic or professional biases. It would suce to look at a number of perspectives. Terrorism is dened by Kydd and Walter (2006) as actions focusing on harming some people in order to create fears in others by targeting civilians and facilities or systems on which civilians rely. Relying on the denition of Kydd and Walter may
Introduction 115 Evolution of the Insurgency in Nigeria 116 e Prole of Boko Haram’s Insurgency 117 e Nigerian Police and the Boko Haram Insurgency 119 Policing Insurgency: Lessons from Other Countries 120 A Police-Community Intelligence Partnership 121 Conclusion 122 References 123 About the Author 123
not seriously hold operationally as to what terrorism constitutes in Nigeria. Nevertheless, terrorism is seen as any form of unwarranted attack that is ideologically provoked. According to Aremu (2014), the word terrorism is from the French word terrorisme, with the Latin derivative in the verb terro, which means to frighten or coerce. e concept is therefore a way of “ legitimizing” a position, ideology, or philosophy by creating fear or using force. More oen, therefore, it is followed by casualties of huge dimensions, either in substantial property damage or in death and serious injury.
