by Wale Okediran
Published by Evans Nigeria ( 2021) and Abibiman Publishing, UK (2022)
Book Reviewer: Prof Abubakar Othman
Set in the North East of contemporary Nigeria, MADAGALI pays a fundamental attention to the pathetic nature of Nigeria’s prolonged fight against the dreaded Boko Haram insurgents, and it follows a complex dilemma of love.
A factional account of perhaps, Nigeria’s greatest domestic challenge after the 1967 , Nigerian civil war, MADAGALI traces the accounts of 24-year old Bukar Salisu, a patriotic young Nigerian who joined the army to defend his motherland from terrorists.
Prof Abubakar Othman described the book as “a manual for the study of military intelligence and guerilla warfare.
The book will also serve as a very useful book for medical personnel who will be involved in the counselling and treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in persons.’’
Furthermore, the scholar of English Literature added that MADAGALI shows the politics and risks involved in the fight against Boko Haram insurgency in Northern Nigeria.
According to him, the narrative in the book peers into how the Boko Haram group is organized, spy into the Nigerian military, gather intelligence and other issues such as corruption and the lack of strong political will to tackle the insurgency.
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