2009年以来，尼日利亚北部伊斯兰极端组织“博科圣地”的暴力活动令尼政府和国际社会深感不安，并引发广泛关注。“博科圣地”在尼日利亚北方的泛起并非新鲜事物，亦非偶然，而是该国政治、社会、经济等问题，南北分野，民族/宗教问题积累及外界因素作用的结果。加之受2011年尼日利亚大选的影响，“博科圣地”的恐怖活动在2011年有所增强，2012年一季度亦未收敛。但在尼日利亚联邦政府和州政府的打击之下，在邻国政府以及西非次区域合作及西方反恐势力的介入下，“博科圣地”即使不会很快消亡，其蔓延的势头会得到一定遏制。该问题的最终解决还有赖于以下几方面：关注和解决北方的落后与贫穷问题、消除腐败、改善政府治理能力、提高青年人的就业以及国家坚持不懈的民族国家一体化建设。
Since 2009, the violence and bombing by Islamic extremist group Boko Haram in Northern Nigeria has upset Nigerian government and international community a lot. The rise of Boko Haram is not new. It's the result of unsolved problems in the country's politics, economy and societies, of long-lasting North-South divide, the accumulation of ethnic/religious disputes and the influence of external factors. Spurred by the 2011 elections, Boko Haram made the year 2011 full of violence for Nigerians, and doesn't stop its crimes in the first quarter of 2012. Although Boko Harm may not disappear soon in the near future, its quick spread will be brought under control by the efforts of Nigerian government, the cooperation between Nigeria and its neighboring countries, and war on terror by the West. However, the final settlement of the issue depends on the social and economic development in the North, eradication of corruption, the boost of good governance, more jobs for the youth, and state's continuous commitment to nation-state building.
