What are main causes of terrorism?

Table of Contents:

1. What are main causes of terrorism?
2. What is the punishment for terrorism?
3. How does terrorism affect the environment?
4. How did 9/11 affect the natural environment?
5. What is the effect of terrorism on economy?
6. What are the consequences of terrorism in Nigeria?
7. Who are the terrorists in Nigeria?
8. What is the effect of Boko Haram in Nigeria?
9. Who brought Ebola to Nigeria and what year?
10. What are the causes of communal conflict in Nigeria?

What are main causes of terrorism?

These conditions—such as poverty, demographic factors, social inequality and exclusion, dispossession, and political grievances—can be either permissive or direct. The idea suggests, for example, that “human insecurity, broadly understood, provides the enabling conditions for terrorism to flourish” (O'Neill 2002b.

What is the punishment for terrorism?

Federal terrorism penalties can include a death sentence even where a state has banned the death penalty. Even if no one is harmed or killed, an individual can face a long prison sentence. A conviction for providing material support or resources to a terrorist organization can result in imprisonment for 20 years.

How does terrorism affect the environment?

Terrorism has a harming effect not only on economic and social life but also on the environment. The environmental damages caused by terrorism include, but not limited to, terrestrial conflicts, terrorist camps and bases, training activities, the carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) related to energy consumption.

How did 9/11 affect the natural environment?

In summary, environmental exposures after the WTC disaster were associated with significant adverse effects on health. The high alkalinity of WTC dust produced bronchial hyperreactivity, persistent cough, and increased risk of asthma.

What is the effect of terrorism on economy?

The economy of an area affected by terrorism suffers an immediate impact due to loss of property and funds used to repair buildings and infrastructure damage. It also suffers long term effects as financial markets slowly recover from the shock of the attack.

What are the consequences of terrorism in Nigeria?

In spite of the government's counterterrorism expenditure and efforts, the incidence of terrorism in Nigeria appears to be rising and there is ample evidence that terrorism leads to reallocation of economic activities away, from private investment spending to government spending, with defense expenditure rising over ...

Who are the terrorists in Nigeria?

The group commonly known as Boko Haram, officially known as Jamā'at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da'wah wa'l-Jihād (Arabic: جماعة أهل السنة للدعوة والجهاد‎, "Group of the People of Sunnah for Preaching and Jihad"), and also as Wilāyat Garb Ifrīqīyā (Arabic: ولاية غرب أفريقيا‎), meaning "West African Province", is a jihadist ...

What is the effect of Boko Haram in Nigeria?

The spate of violent attacks by Boko Haram in recent times which has been characterized by the abduction and killing of people; destruction of houses, schools, health care centres, churches, mosques and farms has plunged the country into a chronic state of insecurity.

Who brought Ebola to Nigeria and what year?

The EVD was imported into Nigeria by a Liberian diplomat who arrived via Murtala Mohammed Airport Lagos on J. The diplomat had cared for a sibling with EVD in Liberia who eventually died from the disease on 8 July 2014 [3, 4].

What are the causes of communal conflict in Nigeria?

Several studies reveal that a reasonable number of communal conflicts in Africa and Nigerian communities are traceable to land scarcity, territorial disputes and competition for the use of land resources.