Abstract Nigeria continues to face the challenge of containing terrorism despite adopting diverse counter-terrorism measures. While extant literature has evaluated the impacts of these measures, explaining why terrorist attacks in Nigeria persist despite a robust hard approach through the traditional use of force is still lacking. Thus, this article raises a fundamental question of: why has Boko Haram terrorism persisted in Nigeria despite sustained military operations against it? In this article, we argued that because counter-terrorism in Nigeria is lacking in soft approach, it will be difficult for the Nigerian state to defeat Boko Haram insurgency even with military force.

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硬性对软性安全措施：解释尼日利亚的反恐战略失败

摘要尽管采取了多种反恐措施，但尼日利亚仍然面临遏制恐怖主义的挑战。虽然现有文献已经评估了这些措施的影响，但仍然缺乏在传统的武力上采取强有力的强硬手段，为什么仍然继续发生尼日利亚恐怖袭击的原因。因此，本文提出了一个基本问题：尽管对博科圣地组织进行了持续的军事行动，但为什么恐怖主义仍在尼日利亚持续存在？在本文中，我们认为，由于尼日利亚缺乏反恐的软手段，即使使用军事力量，尼日利亚国家也难以击败博科哈拉姆叛乱分子。