TOWARDS CURBING TERRORISM IN NIGERIA: THE ROLE OF KANURI LITERATURE

Terrorism is one of the major problems bedeviling Kanuri land today and Nigeria as a whole. This paper examines the role of Kanuri literature towards curbing the said terrorism in Nigeria. The paper depicts examples of terrorist attacks which denote the level of insecurity in Kanuri land. Descriptive research method was used with analytical approach. Data were collected from Kanuri literature, more particularly proverbs and adages (wise-sayings). In analysing the data collected, the paper employed a qualitative technique using descriptive approach, thereby provided background information about a „proverb‟ under examination (where applicable). Furthermore, description of teachings of the „proverb‟ and its intolerance to terrorism were displayed. The paper asserts that if Kanuri literature is carefully studied and its teachings are rightly applied, will work towards curbing terrorism in Nigeria. The paper concludes that the study of language and literature should be channeled towards fighting terrorism as a means of controlling the catastrophe.