THE ATTACK OF BOKO HARAM SECT THROUGH MEDIA AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY

Franklin Ezeorah

Department of International Communication

St. John’s University, Queens Campus, New York

E-mail: dungabrazil18@yahoo.com  

Abstract: The provision of national security is one of the elemental aspects of good governance. In a country where national security is threatened, the leaders are always view with suspicion. Public diplomacy comes handy as a veritable tool for enhancing good rapport with the public as well as encouraging policy making process. The recent epidemic of violence in Nigeria often coordinated and executed by the Boko Haram movement has left the public with more questions than answers. What necessitated the insurgency? What are the demands of the group? What is the government doing to contain its excesses? What must be done to prevent such insurgency in the future? In the face of such looming questions, this paper tries to examine public diplomacy issues associated with Nigerian national security and to proffer solutions to the menace of the Boko Haram movement in Nigeria.