The New Pastoral Counselling Issues posed by Insurgency of Bokoharam Terrorism in Nigeria: A case Study of Adamawa North

Abstract

Pastoral counselling has been one of the major standards that defines and sustains a church especially when such church suffers from religious disturbances of terrorist attacks or of a conflict between Christians and Muslims across the globe. This dissertation focuses on ‘The New Pastoral Counselling Issues Posed by Insurgency of Boko Haram Terrorism in Nigeria: A Case of Study, Adamawa north/Borno South’. The researcher has investigated and critically observed the severe attacks of Boko Haram on Christians and how this has brought in new challenges to pastoral counselling. The researcher’s problem: How will pastoral counselling in Nigeria be strengthened to cope with the new challenges posed by the insurgency of Boko Haram? This research is done so as to find means of encouraging pastors to take the counselling profession with cognitive approach so that Christian standards in managing crisis, trauma, and bereavements are emphasized. This study has addressed the possible ways to this research problem on account of the findings collected. The dissertation was done through the desired guidance of the research methods. The researcher used the design of cluster sampling techniques for easy groupings of the respondents so that the data collection process would be managed easily. The methodologies used for data collection were the questionnaires, interviews, electronic device like phones, and observations. The researcher used the qualitative method for data collection and analysis, which include the use of primary and secondary sources. The primary data was collected through questionnaires, interviews, and personal observations; while the secondary data was collected through some published and unpublished materials and the use of websites were also used. The collected data on how terrorism affected lives that became almost hopeless except the love of God which made some people remain faithful in the persecution then was carefully edited and also classified and presented using some tables for a clear discussions and explanations. Finally, the researcher has made some recommendations on how pastoral counselling may be imparted even through insurgency such as Boko Haram.