ABSTRACT

Following the Chibok abductions of April 2014, the involvement of women and girls in the Boko Haram insurgency has increased, as has the subsequent analysis of them in both the academic and the grey literature. Contributions have mainly focused on how women and girls have been incorporated into – or used by – Boko Haram. In contrast, this article focuses on the response of the Nigerian government to the plight of women and girls that have become associated with Boko Haram. A qualitative analysis consisting of desktop research, consultation of policy documents and first hand interviews informed the research. The article finds that while the Nigerian government has taken note of the plight of these women and girls, it appears mostly an afterthought. Additionally, policy responses have not taken the full cycle of female participation in terrorist activity with Boko Haram into account. Recommendations to address this gap are offered.

摘要

继 2014 年 4 月奇博克绑架事件后，妇女和女童参与博科圣地叛乱活动的人数有所增加，随后在学术和灰色文献中对她们的分析也有所增加。贡献主要集中在妇女和女童如何被纳入或被博科圣地利用。相比之下，本文侧重于尼日利亚政府对与博科圣地有关联的妇女和女孩的困境的反应。由桌面研究、政策文件咨询和第一手访谈组成的定性分析为研究提供了信息。文章发现，虽然尼日利亚政府已经注意到这些妇女和女孩的困境，但这似乎是事后的想法。此外，政策反应没有考虑到女性参与博科圣地恐怖活动的整个周期。提供了解决这一差距的建议。