Paper short abstract:

This paper discussed the Boko Haram Insurgency and the future of the North-Eastern Region of Nigeria. It investigated the impacts and implications of Boko Haram terrorists activities in the region. It also examined the possible ways of mitigating the impacts and ending this conundrum in the Region.

Paper long abstract:

This paper discussed the Boko Haram Insurgency and the future of the North-Eastern Region of Nigeria. Thediscourse began by investigating the destructive impact the Boko Haram terrorists on the citizens of the region and the implications of what this devastations portend for the future of the North-Eastern Region of Nigeria. Historical records have shown that by 2014, over 14 local government areas of Borno State, about 6 in Yobe State and the whole of Adamawa North Senatorial District with 5 local government areas had fallen to the Boko Haram Terrorists. At the peak of their conquest in 2014, they had captured, occupied and administered most parts of the North East as their Caliphate with its headquarters located at Gwoza a Southern Borno town bordering Adamawa State from the north-wing along the Mandara Mountains from September 2014. The horror of Boko Haram insurgents continued until they were finally decimated and driven away in April 2015 by the Nigerian military with the help of the local hunters (Yan Baka) under the leadership of Sarki Baka of Gombi. The paper examined the possible ways of mitigating this devastating impact and the prospect of ending this conundrum of terrorism for the betterment of the future of the North-Eastern Region of Nigeria. The Methodology used to achieve this includes a multi-track approach, namely: political/governance, diplomatic, security/peace-building and socio-economic tracks. The paper propounded a sustainable solution to the problem of insecurity and addressed the root causes of the insurgency in the North East.