Boko Haram militants have killed 5,873 Nigerians between December 2020 and May 2023.
This is disclosed in a report compiled by SBM Intelligence’s study, which was published on Friday.
According to the research, Borno state has the most fatalities, followed by Yobe, Niger, Kastina, and Adamawa. Other states include Ondo State, FCT, Taraba, Kogi, Kaduna, Kano, and Nasarawa.
The military had made progress against the militants, but the assessment warned that the conflict was still far from being won.
It partly read, “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.”
At the same time, it said that the terrorist organization’s growth into the North Central and North West regions showed that the task was far from complete.
The Director-General, International Institute of Professional Security, Tony Ofoyetan, urged the new administration, led by President Bola Tinubu, to devise a unique strategy to tackle the insurgency.
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.”
