Addressing Jihadist Ambushes

Islamic jihadists have deployed ambushes to scale up their operations in northern Nigeria and the broader Lake Chad Basin region in recent times. This strategic assault has been effectively used by the guerrillas to spring surprises on Nigerian troops, damaging the latter\’s supposed asymmetric power advantage.

This edition of Nextier SPD Policy Weekly examines the constraints which make Nigerian troops vulnerable to jihadist ambushes. The Weekly also makes recommendations on how the challenges can be addressed.