ABSTRACT

This article explores the intersections of the factors influencing women as victims and perpetrators in Northeast Nigeria’s Boko Haram. Studies on terrorism in Nigeria’s Northeast region reveal that women are not only turned into victims but have emerged as active participants, who vent ‘terror’ on innocent people. However, missing in the studies is the intersection of the motivations driving victimisation and perpetration of violence. The absence has had negative impacts on policymaking and implementation aimed at combating terrorism. Therefore, relying on secondary data, this study argues that the motivations for women’s recruitment as victims and perpetrators are not binary but fluid in nature. The study concludes that there is a need for a deeper understanding of the fluidity to activate policies that will bring such phenomenon to an end in a counter-terrorism framework.

摘要

本文探讨了影响尼日利亚东北部博科圣地妇女作为受害者和肇事者的因素的交叉点。对尼日利亚东北部地区恐怖主义的研究表明，妇女不仅成为受害者，而且成为积极的参与者，她们对无辜的人发泄“恐怖”。然而，研究中缺少驱动受害和实施暴力的动机的交集。这种缺席对旨在打击恐怖主义的政策制定和实施产生了负面影响。因此，本研究依靠二手数据认为，女性被招募为受害者和肇事者的动机不是二元的，而是流动的。