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Another Chibok Schoolgirl Rescued The news about the rescue of one more of our #ChibokGirls gives cause for optimism on the release/rescue of the 112 #ChibokGirls still in captivity.  The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) is to be commended for its promise to #BringBackOurGirls. We urge that it redoubles the efforts to rescue them and all other abducted Nigerians from captivity. As the rescue or release happens, we urge the FGN to develop a comprehensive framework for cutting edge psychosocial care and long term support that create conditions for recovery as well as enhanced capacity to resume a modicum of normalcy in their lives.

C heck out my new Working Paper "Fleeing Boko Haram: The trauma of captivity & challenge of freedom" just published by Social Science Research Council's (SSRC) African Peacebuilding Network (APN). #BringBackOurGirls.  There have been earlier iterations.  I hope  you don't therefore, find this boring. FLEEING BOKO HARAM: THE TRAUMA OF CAPTIVITY AND CHALLENGE OF FREEDOM  MOJÚBÀOLÚ OLÚFÚNKÉ OKOME SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL | WORKING PAPERS   AFRICAN PEACEBUILDING NETWORK APN WORKING PAPERS: NO. 11  Here's the introduction: Captivity and freedom are seen as opposites. To be captive is to be imprisoned, detained, confined. To be free is to have liberty, autonomy, free will. It seems logical to associate captivity with trauma, and freedom with an end to trauma. However, enduring elements of trauma challenge the notion of freedom, especially when considering possible psychological effects of long-term captivity. The ass...

This is a paper that I gave to the Masters in Military Science students in the Political Science Department at University of Ibadan on January 19, 2015.  It's a gloss on the editorial from my two edited books and some of my past writings from this blog. It's long, but it expresses my some of my sentiments about the Nigerian situation.  Clearly, some events have overtaken us, the most significant being the decision of the Federal government of Nigeria on  February 13,  2015, to delay the 2015 general elections for six weeks, ostensibly to fight Boko Haram and make the Northea stern state s where it had been on the rampage safe. That thi s announcement happened on the eve of the elections that were scheduled for Valentine's Day (February 14, 2015) raises the specter of using this serious situation as part of an electioneering gimmick.  Nonetheless, the paper still remains relevant to the fundamental questions concerning the nexus between state, human and national ...