COUNTER INSURGENCY IN NIGERIA AND THE LAKE CHAD OPTION

About the Book

It is a reserch work that is aimed at providing solution to the problem on insurgency in Nigera and the entire lake chad basin, looking at the option of returning the water into the lake chad thereby resoring the lost ecosystem and recreating a means of livelihood for the population of the basin. The loss of over 90 percent of the lake has contributed largely In fuelling insurgency within the lake chad basin. It is believed that this would deprive the warlords of militants to continue with there insurgent and subversive actions. The history of insurgency in Nigeria was recounted and the efforts of the Nigerian government in counterinsurgency was critically reviewed.

About the Author

Nnamdi Christiantus Ekwom was born on 25 October 1971, he joined the Nigerian Defence Academy in 1991 and was comissioned as a Sub Lieutenant in 1996. He holds a BSc in Physics and 2 Masters Degree; Maritime Transport Management and Masters in Strategic Studies. He was the Executive Officer that sailed the Nigerian Navy Ship OKPABANA(flag ship) from the United States to Nigerian in 2015. He commanded the ship in 2018 and earned the Command-at-Sea-Badge award. He is currently the Nigerian Defence Adviser at the Nigerian High Commission in Younde Cameroon.