The document summarizes the 2009 uprising of the militant Islamist group Boko Haram in northern Nigeria and its impact. It describes how a confrontation between Boko Haram members and police resulted in violence that spread across several northern states. Over 1,000 people were killed, including the founder of Boko Haram, Mohammed Yusuf, who was summarily executed. The violence included attacks on police stations and mosques used by Boko Haram as well as house-to-house fighting between militants and security forces in major cities like Maiduguri.

1. FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC NASARAWA
P.M.B 001 NASARAWA STATE
SCHOOL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF CRIME MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL
ASSIGNMENT ON:
INTRODUCTION TO URBANIZATION
COURSE CODE: PDCM115
SUBMITTED BY ABDUL YAKUBU
REG NO. 2590
QUESTION
THE RECENT UPRISNG BY “BOKO HARAM” HAS CREATED A
SECURITY THREAT IN THE COUNTRY. ARGUE FOR OR
AGAINST THE IMPACT OF URBANIZATION ON SUCH
DEVELOPMENT.

2. The recent uprising by “Boko Haram” has created a security
threat in the country. Argue for against the impact of
urbanization on such develop.
The Boko Haram uprising was a conflict between Boko Haram, a
militant Islamist group, and Nigeria security forces. Violence across
several states in northern eastern Nigeria resulted in more than
1,000 dead, with around 700 killed in the city of Maiduguri alone,
according to one military official.
A government inquiry later found that, while long-standing tensions
existed between Boko Haram and the Nigeria Security forces, the
immediate cause of the violence stemmed from a confrontation
between a group of sect member and police in the city of Maiduguri.
The Boko Haram members were en route to bury to bury a comrade
at the cementary. The officers, part of a special operation to
suppress violence that the young men comply with a law requiring
motorcycle passenger to wear helmet. They refused and in the
confrontation that followed, police shot and wounded several of the
men
According to initial media report the violence began 26 July when
Boko Haram launched an attack on a police force erupt in Kano,
born, yobe, soon after. But President Umaru Yar’ adua disputed
this version of events, claiming that government security forces had
stuck first.
“I want to emphasize that this is not an inter-religious crises and it
is not the Taliban group, no. it was as a result of a security agents
first, no. It was as a result of security information gathered on their
intention” he said.
Nigeria troops surrounded the home of Ustaz Mohammed Yusuf,
the founder and spiritual leader of Boko Haram Since 2002, in
Maiduguri on 28 July after his followers had barricaded the
themselves inside. On July 30, the military captured Yusuf
transferred him to the custody of the police. They summarily
executed him in public outside police headquarters.
Islam online suggested that politics, not religion, was the cause of
the violence. People such as Christian pastor George Orji were

3. murdered specifically because they refused to convert to Islam.
Prior to the clashes, many local Muslim leaders and at least one
military official had warned the Nigerian authorities about the Boko
Haram Sect. Those Warnings were reportedly ignored.
Bauchi, Bauchi state on 26 July, more than 50 people were killed
and several dozen were injured in Bauchi when a Gun-Battle
attacked by 70 Nigerian Boko Haram Sect members who possessed
Grenades and guns. One government soldier and 32 Boko Haram
militants were killed in the aftermath of the initial attack.
The government claimed that 39 militants had been killed, and
confirmed the death of a soldier. The attack was initiated by Boko
haram. After their leader were detained by the police security force
retaliated by raiding the neigbourhood were the group was
entrenched.
Isa Yuguda, state Governor of Bauchi, Commented: “we have pre-
empted the militants. Otherwise the situation would have been bad.
I’m calling on all the people of bauchi to be calm and be rest
assured the situation has been brought under control.”
Yaguda declared a night-time curfew, and the police maintained a
visible profile. Businesses remained open in the area.
Maiduguri, Borno State in July 2009, media reported that 100
bodies were found beside police headquarter in Maiduguri.
Hundreds of people were leaving their homes to escape the violence.
A jailbreak was reported but was not immediately confirmed.
Several civilian corpses lay in the city’s streets; witnesses said they
had been shot after being pulled from their cars. The country’s
army and police were both on patrol and firing at supects.
On 28 July, army soldiers reportedly launched on the compound of
sect leader Mohammed Yusuf and a nearby mosque used by his
followers in the Borno state capital of Maiduguri. Troops called
shelled Mohammed Yusuf’s followers in the city after Yusuf’s
followers barricaded themselves insides. Shots rained.
Across the city. On 30 July Nigerian Security forces Killed 100 Boko
Haram militant fighting in Maiduguri. Security forces fought their

4. way into a mosque occupied by militants, gun fire. Elsewhere.
Engaged militant in house –to-house fighting. It was had been
killed, but he was later reported alive. Nigerian policemen were also
killed. After the government declared Maiduguri to be secured,
Nigerian forces began setting up mortar position to shell the
remaining enemy compound.
On 30 July Yusuf was captured by the military and handed over to
the police at the police headquarters in Maiduguri. Police officers
summarily executed Yusuf inside the compound in full view of
public onlookers. Police official initially claimed that either Yusuf
was shot while trying to escape or died of wounds sustained during
a gun battle with the military. The police also executed other book
haram suspect, including Yusuf’s father –in-law, outside the police
headquarters. On 2nd August, a group at woman and children
abducted by Bako Haram were found locked in a house in
Maiduguri the military said a total of 700 people were killed in
Maiduguri during the clashes the Red Cross later said that It had
taken 780 bodies from the streets of the city to be buried in mass
graves.
Potiskum, Yobe state: a gun-battle lasting several hours took place
in potiskum. Boko Haram militant set a police station on fire safety
officer both were killed. Police engaged the fighter and wounded
several. Police arrested 23 fighters after the battle. According to
Nigerian sources 43 Boko Haram fighters were killed in a shootout
near the city on 30 July.
Wudil, Kano state: three police were killed in an attack in wudil,
and police force made more than 33 arrests. Wudil’s senior police
officer was injured.