BIYE PETER GUMTHA

In virtually every society the 15-35 year old males cause the majority of the crime—especially the crimes of violence. Where there is little or no opportunity for them, they are very susceptible to being recruited into gangs, terrorist cells, extremist cults and the like.

The Nigerian Government was very slow in making a policy to protect communities against the Boko Haram, fundamentalist Islamic terrorists. The Nigerian army was totally corrupt with no interest in risking their lives, so they would rarely go after the terrorists or interpose themselves between the terrorists and their targets even when they had advance knowledge.

The Nigerian Government was very slow in making a policy to protect communities against the Boko Haram, fundamentalist Islamic terrorists. The Nigerian army was totally corrupt with no interest in risking their lives, so they would rarely go after the terrorists or interpose themselves between the terrorists and their targets even when they had advance knowledge.

In virtually every society the 15-35 year old males cause the majority of the crime—especially the crimes of violence. Where there is little or no opportunity for them, they are very susceptible to being recruited into gangs, terrorist cells, extremist cults and the like.