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ABSTRACT
Nigeria has faced many challenges consisting of internal upheavals, multiple civil unrests, crisis and other situation of violence as classified by the international humanitarian law. However, the persistence of two major conflicts (Boko Haram insurgency and Niger Delta militancy) in the nation triggered the alarm for this research work. The international community has declared the boko haram insurgency as a non-international armed conflict but the status of the latter is contentious. In the raveling struggle between the government military forces and the dissident armed groups during the conflict, civilians have suffered loss of lives and property. Major impact from means and methods of warfare has led to the destruction of the environment. This work re-emphasizes the protection available to civilian population and the environment in the context of non-international armed conflicts viewed through the lens of international humanitarian law. The research work notes that the available treaties can effectively protect the environment if the Nigerian state will honour their treaty obligations and provide effective measures to monitor compliance. It further concludes that there is a need for the government to implement without violence existing framework and non-legislative strategies to address the conflict immediately as delay continues to endanger the lives of combatants, civilians, civilian objects and the environment.
