Animasawun, Gbemisola Abdul-Jelil2020-06-082020-06-0820192682-6194http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/4145Despite the reduction of secessionist moves in post-Cold War Africa, the continued existence of ethnic and religious militias within many of these States, including Nigeria, underscores their fragitility. The recent emergence of an Islamist militia (Boko-Haram) localized in core northern Nigeria perceived as fast-losing out in the distribution of power in the Fourth-Republic reflects the extent of ethnic and religious insecurity in Nigeria...enMilitiasNigeriaIslamistBoko-HaramArticle