Nigeria presents a conundrum for reflections on the interaction between economic emergence and security not least on account of the Boko Haram- led insurgency. In 2014, Nigeria’s ascension as Africa’s largest economy following its statistical rebasing of GDP assessment was accompanied by reflections on the fundamental dysfunction evidenced by rising luxury consumption and devastation in the NorthEast.2 This case offers an opportunity to interrogate longstanding theoretical assumptions about the economic consequences of violent conflict in such a complex space.