Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - boko haram again

It appears BH attacked Baga for the same reason the Nigerian Army was said
to have raided the place sometime ago: both sides saw Baga as a frontier
community offering strategic advantage to the opposing side. In this case,
there was a military base in Baga. The destruction of Baga was probably to
discourage other communities in the region from allowing military bases to
be established there that would then be used to launch attack against BH.


On 1/11/15, 9:45 PM, "John Edward Philips" <philips@cc.hirosaki-u.ac.jp>
wrote:

>And yet, ironically, Boko Haram uses Hausa in communications, probably
>not only because it is a language of wider communication, but also
>because Hausa was imposed on Bornu during the colonial era, when Hausa
>was used as the language of administration in Northern Nigeria. I doubt
>that this movement sees itself as a Kanuri movement but as a universal
>Islamic movement, yet effectively it is based in the northeast of Nigeria
>and reaches out from there. Coincidence? Patronage? Easier to hide out in
>the hills and forests? There are all kinds of explanations but they all
>have problems. Nevertheless there is a clear correlation between Boko
>Haram and the northeast corner of Nigeria. Any other explanations?
>
>
>> On Jan 11, 2015, at 11:24 AM, Emeagwali, Gloria (History)
>><emeagwali@mail.ccsu.edu> wrote:
>>
>> This present conflict reminds me of the 19th century rift between the
>> Hausa - Fulani supporters of Usman dan Fodio and the Kanuri
>> leadership that challenged their authority. Al-Kanemi comes to mind.
>>There is an ethnic and religious divide within the northeast.
>
>
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