Insurgencies by Boko Haram, a terrorist group operating in the north-west African states, have negatively impacted sense of national security Nigeria. The activities sect assumed political dimensions that they evaded all possible technical and military solutions been implemented. humanitarian crisis caused incessant attacks Haram sects has led to growth population internally displaced persons a...

BACKGROUND The security-challenged states of Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe bear most of the brunt of the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria. The security challenge has led to the killing of health workers, destruction of health facilities, and displacement of huge populations. To identify areas of polio transmission and promptly detect possible cases of importation in these states, polio surveillance ...