‘Militants killed at least 5 in the South of Sudan.’

This statement made headlines on a number of TV channels back on 25th of June, back in the year 2015 and was a result of one of the several attacks that were recorded in the recent weeks that were launched by the dreaded insurgents called as ‘Boko Haram’.

A number of such attacks were carried out by this militant group in the past. They have been horrifying the residents of Northern Nigeria, and not just they have effectively sowed the seed of fear and panic in the natives, but they have killed, maimed as well as dislodged literally thousands of families. Such savage activities and dastardly acts greatly affected the Nigerian economy.

Businesses were brought to a rushed end, and the investment opportunities had seen a tremendous negative spiral down low and social activities received very little or no attention at all.

The fact is, none would like to do any sort of a business in a non-conducive environment.

Little wonder, there is a blatant downturn of entrepreneurship, social and other related activities in such states.

The activities of these militant groups were not just restricted to the Northern Nigerian states. They do carry out attacks on neighboring countries as well.

They operate in different forms; engage in kidnapping, the adoption of high media touted Chibok girls is exemplary, engage is bombings, both public and suicide; the suicide bombings that had taken place in one of the country’s institutions of higher learning some time ago is a big example.

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Moreover, the bombings that took place at Potiskum, in northern Nigeria, are a testament to several public bombings that Boko Haram militants had executed in the last few years.

The activities of these militants have tainted a lot more, the already negative perception and image of Nigeria to the outside world. It has put up the country in the limelight for another erroneous cause which is terrorism.

Such activities have driven away prospective entrepreneurs and investors who would initially want to do business and invest in some of the states where the activities of these militants had been highest thereby restricting the growth of Nigeria’s GDP. These insurgent activities along with several other parallel issues had brought in different security challenges that have bedeviled Nigeria in the last few years.