Summary:
One of the significant changes in the field of terrorism over the past 20 years has been the increase in the number of groups claiming religious beliefs as a source of legitimacy for the action (Source: The Role of Religion and Belief in The Fight Against Terrorism, p. 25). It is undeniable that sovereignty free actors pretend to act in the name of Islam. Europe has registered, profiled attacks, particularly the United Kingdom. From cyber terrorism to railway attacks (the 2017 London attack at the Parsons Green Underground Station), followed by London bridge attack and 2019 London bridge stabbing demonstrate how globalized the world is. All events claimed by jihadist’s crusaders, who perceive the ‘West’ as the number one enemy of their ideology of a self-proclaimed Islamic caliphate where Shariah should be respected. Islamic State (ISIS), Al Qaeda and Boko-Haram activities are restricted by the Holy Quran, which advocates for Peace, Solidarity and Unity.
Critically enough to say; intelligence led security have been challenged by extremists and radical religious fundamentalists. In the 1960s, airports and airlines have been already potential targets for terrorists. Terrorists hijack commercial airliners in pursuit of socio-political objectives. The Palestinian terror groups including the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and the Abu Nidal Organization used this trend in order to expose their grievances and gain worldwide coverage. This approach was equally used to request for the release of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel and Western governments. (Sources: Haaretz, The Palestine Liberation Organization, p. 137, Britannica, RAND, BBC News)
Saron Messembe Obia, Holds an MSc in Security Studies and PGD in Criminology and Security Management from the Pan African Institute for Development-West Africa (PAID-WA). For the past four years, has been involved in stadia security, an staffed at security department during the construction of the Olembe Stadium and CHAN2020. A counter terrorism analyst for the Islamic Theology of Counter Terrorism, United Kingdom (ITCT,UK) and author of ‘The Criminal Mind in The Age of Globalization’ and ‘Jihadists Tendencies and Global Terrorism on Soft Targets’. He has also staffed as Assistant Editor and Representative for Cameroon Publication Division for International Association for Counter Terrorism and Security Professionals South East Asia (IACSP SEA), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Several papers on counter terrorism, jihadists tendencies, cyber security, religious conflicts and security intelligence have been published and have presented in numerous conferences.
