This study interrogates the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) in the fight against Boko Haram insurgency in north-eastern Nigeria. It sets to know whether community security arrangement can become the future of counter-insurgency in Nigeria. CJTF emerged in the midst of serious security challenge posed by Boko Haram insurgency, first as independent community effort, and later as partner with security forces. Although worries have been expressed in some quarters about the CJTF metamorphosing into an ethnic militia, the fact that the CJTF neutralized the Boko Haram threat indicates that it is an untapped security potential in Nigerian communities. The study adopts David Galula's theory of counter-insurgency. The theory identifies two approaches to counter-insurgency: direct and indirect. While direct approach advocates strictly military tactics, indirect approach emphasises incorporating local civilians in the fight. The research design is historical and exploratory. Qualitative methods of data collection will be adopted through secondary and primary sources. Primary data will be collected in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states through structured key informant interview (KII), In-depth interviews (IDI) and focus group discussion (FGD). Secondary data will be sourced from texts and the internet. Preliminary interviews have been carried out through the pilot study in order to test the validity of the research instruments.