If, as all political scientists agree, the most distinctive characteristic of the state is the monopoly of the use of force, then Nigeria has failed. It is buffeted by insecurity from all sides. The ragtag but deadly terrorist group, Boko Haram (now routed and supplanted by the deadlier but well-org
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