ABSTRACT

The consequences of Boko Haram insurgency on the Nigerian state has enjoyed robust interrogation. However, most of the studies have concentrated on human and material losses to the neglect of the environment. Yet, the activities of the insurgents as well as the counterinsurgency strategies of the Nigerian armed forces, have negatively affected the environment. This study interrogates the impacts of the insurgency on the environment, using cases such as soil and water contamination, mining of landscapes, indiscriminate killings, and the destruction of habitats, farmlands and cultural landscapes as empirical evidence. The study concludes that activities of the militants and the military have had debilitating effects on the physical environment in northeastern Nigeria.

摘要

博科圣地叛乱对尼日利亚的影响受到了严厉的审讯。然而，大多数研究都集中在忽视环境的人员和物质损失上。然而，叛乱分子的活动以及尼日利亚武装部队的反叛乱战略对环境产生了负面影响。本研究以土壤和水污染、景观开采、滥杀滥杀以及栖息地、农田和文化景观的破坏等案例作为经验证据，探讨叛乱对环境的影响。该研究得出的结论是，武装分子和军队的活动对尼日利亚东北部的自然环境造成了破坏性影响。