Discussing Insurgency in Nigeria: A Study of Tracia Adaobi Nwabani’s Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree

Abstract

Terrorist insurgency in Nigeria and the mayhem left in its trail are quite worrisome, and theseaffect human lives and property. The consequences are quite enormous on the economy. Thisstate of affairs is troubling. It does seem as if the attention insurgents get in spite of theirhorrendous acts gingers them. They propagate Islamic agenda across the entire country andenforce it with unparalleled violence, killing and maiming. Some literary texts have articulatedthe activities of these insurgents and have become sources that make possible the understandingof insurgent activities as well as the consequences of defective governance and poor leadershipin Nigeria. In view of this, the paper examined Tracia Adaobi Nwabani’s Buried Beneath theBaobab Tree, which could be seen as an allegory of the Chibok girls’ story.