Boko Haram militants have killed at least 5,873 Nigerians between December 2020 and May 2023, a report claims. According to SBM Intelligence’s assessment, which was published on Friday, there were 430 fatalities.
The study shows that Borno has the greatest number of deaths, followed by Yobe, Niger, Kastina, and Adamawa states. Others are Taraba, Kogi, Kaduna, Kano and Nasarawa states, FCT, and Ondo State.
The report stated that even while the military has seen success in its struggle against terrorists, the conflict was still far from being won.
“Nigeria’s longest-running insurgency entered its 13th year at the start of 2023. Over the past two years, the military has made significant strides against the terrorist group, aided by modern military hardware, including Tucano jets.”
The task was still not complete, according to the report, as evidenced by the terrorist group’s growth into the North Central and North Western regions.
In order to combat Boko Haram, the new government, headed by President Bola Tinubu, was persuaded by Tony Ofoyetan, the Director-General of the International Institute of Professional Security.
He stated-
“There is something with the call signature of terrorists. This is when terrorists carry out attacks to show they are still in control, but a sensible government will not rush to attack them. A sensible government will carefully look at the signature and pattern of terrorist attacks and find out why previous governments failed.”
cc: Punch Ng
