International Journal of Advanced Academic Research | Social and Management Sciences | ISSN: 2488-9849 Vol. 6, Issue 6 (June, 2020) | www.ijaar.org Journal DOI: 10.46654/ij.24889849 | Article DOI: 10.46654/ij.24889849.s662 1 UNENDING WAR ON BOKO HARAM TERROR IN NORTHEAST NIGERIA AND THE NEED FOR DEPLOYMENT OF MILITARY ROBOTS OR AUTONOMOUS WEAPONS SYSTEMS TO COMPLEMENT MILITARY OPERATIONS Dr. Temitope Francis Abiodun Institute for Peace and Strategic Studies Faculty of Multidisciplinary Studies University of Ibadan, Nigeria E-mail: abiodun.temitope3@gmail.com Captain Raheem Taofeek Navigation and Direction, Nigerian Navy (NN 1940) & M.Sc Strategic Studies Student, Institute for Peace and Strategic Studies Faculty of Multidisciplinary Studies University of Ibadan, Nigeria ABSTRACT The current global technological advancements have opened ways or made it possible for military robots to become effective weapon systems in numerous military operations. Military experts hold that autonomous weapons systems not only confer significant strategic and tactical advantages in the battleground but also that they are preferable on moral grounds to the use of human combatants. These military robots are observed to be highly helpful in all sorts of military and non-military operations. The increasing spate of terrorist attacks and killings that have led to a large numbers of casualties both on the military side and that of civilians in northeast Nigeria may have necessitated the deployment of robots to complement military operations respectively. The study relies on both primary and secondary sources of data. The study employs the use of frustration-aggression theory to describe the bane behind protracted reign of terror in the zone. The study also aims to show the level of brutal killings and numerous losses suffered in the region by men of the Nigerian armed forces in the hands of Boko Haram terrorists. The research work also examines the need for deployment of robots to complement efforts of the military troops in their operations in the region. In its findings, the study is able to discover that Nigeria Military has suffered several losses in its war against Boko Haram terror, losing a large numbers of its men; while the reign of terror persists and seems unending so soon. Recommendations are offered by the study to ensure swift deployment of military robots to complement military operations in: military transportation; aerial surveillance; manning ground-level attacks; land- mine detection; searching of dangerous terrains or locations and rescue missions; and attacking and firing activities. Lastly, the study assists by illustrating how the deployment of robots in military operations in the northeast Nigeria would help put an end to reign of terror out rightly. Keywords: Military operations, Robot, Weapon systems, Boko Haram Terror, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Northeast Nigeria.