Nigeria and the Boko Haram

In northeastern Nigeria, a group known as Boko Haram, has grown very chop-chop and created fear throughout the dry land (National Counter terrorist act Center). Boko Haram attacks schools and constabulary stations, kidnaps Western tourists, and bombs churches. It has realised madness throughout the community. Boko Haram attacks political science targets and causes massive damage, including hurting galore(postnominal) unarmed noncombatants. Louise Richardson, who is the executive dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced rent and has spent her cargoner poring over terrorism, provides a useful description of terrorism in her script What Terrorists Want. I would consider Boko Haram a terrorist group, since its setions meet all of vii Richardsons criteria for terrorist organizations. Therefore, U.S. organization should give responses, which are low-risk and low-cost, by having a soften understanding on Boko Haram. \n\n1. wherefore Boko Haram is a Terrorist Organizat ion\nIn 2014, the U.S. Department of State announced the designation of Boko Haram as alien Terrorist Organization. This group has also met the vii elements of Richardsons definition of terrorism. First, a terrorist act is politically inspired  (Richardson 4). Boko Haram has attacked government target, such as police stations. It has been trying to force the Nigerian government to run aground sharia law (Adesoji). This is also considered as Boko Harams political goal. In regulate to achieve their goals, Boko Haram caused violence. It meets the second criteria, which is the acts return to involve violence or the threat of violence (Richardson 4). Boko Haram has caused violence throughout the population by shooting and bombing civilian public. Third, terrorism is the act of sub-state groups, non states (Richardson 5). Boko Haram is a non-state organization, which is trying to establish its own state and government. \n delay four says, the point of terrorism is not to defe at the confrontation but to send a message ...