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Nigeria unveils new “soft approach” to countering jihad terrorism

Mar 18, 2014 12:33 pm By Robert Spencer

SamboDasukiOh yeah, this will work. A soft approach against Boko Haram — that’s got “success” written all over it from the get-go.

From the looks of this article, this new “soft approach” consists of throwing money at the areas where the jihadis come from, out of the mistaken assumption, to which Western analysts so tenaciously cling, that poverty causes terrorism. On the contrary, CNS News noted in September 2013 that “according to a Rand Corporation report on counterterrorism, prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense in 2009, ‘Terrorists are not particularly impoverished, uneducated, or afflicted by mental disease. Demographically, their most important characteristic is normalcy (within their environment). Terrorist leaders actually tend to come from relatively privileged backgrounds.’ One of the authors of the RAND report, Darcy Noricks, also found that according to a number of academic studies, ‘Terrorists turn out to be more rather than less educated than the general population.’”

Sambo Dasuki says that they’re going to address the root causes of terrorism and deradicalize the terrorists — but it is extremely doubtful that they’re going to address how the texts and teachings of Islam are used by jihadists to justify violence and supremacism.

“Nigeria Unveils New Approach To Tackle Terrorism,” from Channels Television, March 18:

The Nigerian government has unveiled a new strategy aimed at tackling insurgency in the north east.

Addressing a news conference in Abuja on Monday, the National Security Adviser, Rtd Colonel Sambo Dasuki, explained that the new approach is aimed at de-radicalising convicted terrorists as well as suspects awaiting trial for terrorism charges.

Colonel Dasuki explained that the approach would span over a period of two years and would address the economic development of the north eastern part of the country.

“The soft approach to countering terrorism will help to address the root cause of terrorism,” he said.

To effectively administer the approach, the office of the National Security Adviser is partnering with the international community for technical support.

The approach will complement other approaches to counter terrorism, including dialogue.

The approach will also engage state and local governments in the north east in the development of a regional redevelopment plan to serve as a foundation to revitalise the region.

Several attacks by the terrorists have hindered development in the region.

The US and other International community had advised the Nigerian government to consider another strategy in tackling the insurgency.

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  1. islamisdeath says

    Mar 18, 2014 at 1:27 pm

    They’ve given up and decided to fund them.
    PS: good article about convicted al queda spy in a top position in the IRS. I kid you not! The source i got this from is impeccable.
    http://news.investors.com/ibd-editorials/030714-692562-why-does-irs-have-al-qaida-spy-working-for-it-.htm

  2. King Dave says

    Mar 18, 2014 at 2:55 pm

    This will fail.
    Nigeria has already offered amnesty to Boko Haram, as well as paying them to put down their weapons. And monthly bribes to not pick them back up.

    Didn’t work.
    What will happen is the Nation will split in two, then Islamists from the North will want to expand again. Goodluck Jonathan says splitting Nigeria will not be discussed in National meetings being held right now, others say it will be on the table.

  3. Mr. Dude says

    Mar 18, 2014 at 4:59 pm

    Islamic terrorists don’t kill because they are poor, they do it because Mohammad said to implement what we know as Sharia Law….and they hate western influence (western education), some say. So the approach mentioned in the article will not work. Gotta remove MOHAMMAD from the equation. Can’t buy their way out of this one.

  4. boakai ngombu says

    Mar 18, 2014 at 9:06 pm

    “revitalize the region”

    they hope to bring the desert to life

  5. citycat says

    Mar 18, 2014 at 10:00 pm

    Terrorism is only one noisy weapon of Islam.

    Should terrorism stop then another tentacle will grow.

    The centre has to be dealt with.

  6. enwhitenment says

    Mar 19, 2014 at 12:34 am

    Thats great now lets get back to the missing billions in oil revenue.
    All Nigerians SHOULD be living well & able to help their surrounding nations with the amount of money they get from oil.
    But there are a few little black ducks that need to be caught & cooked and they are not Boko Harem.

    • gravenimage says

      Mar 20, 2014 at 9:55 pm

      “enwhitenment” wrote:

      But there are a few little black ducks that need to be caught & cooked and they are not Boko Harem.
      ………………………..

      “enwhitenment” is a fake racist and agent provocateur, whose aim here is to distract attention from Jihad. There has been a spate of such ugly trolls here recently.

  7. joeblough says

    Mar 19, 2014 at 8:46 am

    It’s a lot like watering the poison ivy patch.

    What they’ll end up with is more, better fed jihaddis.

    • dumbledoresarmy says

      Mar 21, 2014 at 9:37 am

      “It’s a lot like watering the poison ivy patch”.

      That has got to be one of your best comments ever. The perfect analogy.

  8. mortimer says

    Mar 19, 2014 at 9:14 am

    The ‘grievance theory’ of jihad is now shattered by this study. While study makes a Muslim a jihadist, more study makes him an apostate! Exploring the historicity of Islam and of Mohammed proves Islam was invented by Caliph Abd al Malik.

  9. gravenimage says

    Mar 20, 2014 at 9:39 pm

    Nigeria unveils new “soft approach” to countering jihad terrorism
    ……………………..

    Of course! When has a “soft approach” ever *not* worked when it comes to discouraging genocide? sarc/off

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