Legal Classification of Conflict in Nigeria (Boko Haram Case Study)

International Humanitarian law set rules and principles that are necessary to guide the conduct of parties to a conflict. The law was not formulated to cover all kinds of conflicts and are only restricted to apply in the cases of International Armed conflict (IAC) and Non- International armed conflict (NIAC). In this article, we shall analyze IAC and NIAC with more focus on Non- International armed Conflict and thereafter, I shall consider in detail the conflict between Boko haram and Nigeria determining the specific kind of conflict it falls under International Humanitarian law, all necessary criterions for assessment will be fully analyzed. Going further, other recent issue bordering on its classification such as the extension of Boko haram conflict to neighboring countries will be assessed and then finally with a conclusion.