Boko Haram

==== Economic ====
Some analysts have emphasized [[economy of Nigeria|economic]] causes as a factor in Boko Haram's success.<ref name="arguments-2011" /> Wealth in Nigeria has been concentrated among members of a small political elite.<ref name="arguments-2011">{{cite web |url= http://africanarguments.org/2011/11/09/african-arguments-editorial-boko-haram-is-another-consequence-of-unequal-development-in-nigeria/ |title=African Arguments Editorial&nbsp;– Boko Haram in Nigeria : another consequence of unequal development |publisher=African Arguments |date=9 November 2011 |access-date=31 July 2014}}</ref><ref name="WJD">{{Cite journal|url=http://blogs.shu.edu/diplomacy/2011/09/terrorism-in-nigeria-the-rise-of-boko-haram/ |title=Terrorism in Nigeria: the Rise of Boko Haram|last=Bartolotta |first=Christopher |date=23 September 2011|journal=The Whitehead Journal of Diplomacy and International Relations |access-date=12 January 2012}}</ref> Nigeria is Africa's biggest economy, but 60% of its population of 173 million {{as of|2013|alt=(as of 2013)}} live on less than $1&nbsp;a&nbsp;day.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nigeria's economic transition reveals deep structural distortions – By Zainab Usman |url=https://africanarguments.org/2014/05/nigerias-economic-transition-reveals-deep-structural-distortions-by-zainab-usman/ |website=African Arguments |date=1 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL |title=Data |publisher=The World Bank |access-date=3 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Nigerians living in poverty rise to nearly 61% |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-17015873 |website=[[BBC News]] |date=13 February 2012}}</ref>