Objective: Nigeria, Africa’s largest nation is plagued with eth­nic, political and religious tensions. Boko Ha­ram, a terrorist labeled organization–operating out of its Muslim predominated north eastern states–is an existential threat to the peace and prosperity of the na­tion. Considering that all terrorism or rebel­lion is so­cio-political, this paper in­vestigates the perceptions of Boko Haram within

Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development; www.iiste.org ISSN 2222-1700 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2855 (Online) Vol.4, No.5, 2013 Boko Haram and National Security Challenges in Nigeria; Causes and Solutions Abstract Anyadike, Nkechi O nkee4jesus@gmail.com Department of Public Administration and Local Government Studies University of Nigeria

Radical Islamist terror group operates out of Nigeria’s north east states. WARNING: GORY EXCLUSIVE PHOTOGRAPHS