This article showcases the multiple advantages derived from the popularization of a war that seems to transcend the traditional divide between the perceptions of people as victims and people as actors in revolutionary conflict. It enriches the sociology of war by describing the “supervised spontaneous support” expressed by the population of Cameroon for the war against Boko Haram and chronicles the multiple potentials of war, both as a factor of integration for the state and as a source of benefits for individuals. These factors appear to underpin the popularization of the war against Boko Haram in Cameroon since May 2014.