Boko Haram exceeds ISIS in terrorism deaths

The organization also claimed they were behind the twin attacks on July 22, which killed over 50 people. “Four people died including the bomber, Leymarie forms part of Nigue”.

Amnesty worldwide has blamed Nigeria’s military for the deaths in detention of another 8,000 civilians.

The perpetrators of the attacks are thought to be female suicide bombers from the Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram.

“The Nigerian Army wishes to reiterate that as we move for the final onslaught against Boko Haram terrorists, there is the urgent need for all of us to be more vigilant and security conscious”, the statement said. “In fact, it smacks of the imagination of those sympathetic to Boko Haram terrorists”.

Boko Haram is on the rise and is slowly but surely becoming one of the most deadliest militant groups in the world right now.

“Despite the challenges faced, former President Goodluck Jonathan was able to curb the activities of Boko Haram to a few extents, and if the United States had agreed to sell arms to Nigeria, maybe by now the sect would have been defeated”.

Boko Haram used Cameroon’s weakened Far North to fund supplies and recruits until the government cracked down previous year. In 2014, the group was responsible for 6,664 deaths, compared to ISIS’ 6,073 deaths.

“As it stands now, it is like Nigeria is still practically piloting the whole process as Cameroun and Niger Republic are also busy dealing with increasing Boko Haram attacks within their respective territories”, a source explained.

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has given a December deadline for the army to end the Boko Haram insurgency. Tukur Yusufu Buratai commended the troops and the police for their great efforts and described the development as one that has put the terrorists on the verge of being defeated.

Boko Haram pledged allegiance to ISIS this year, and ISIS is said to have advised Boko Haram to improve killing strategies and to attract media attention. Excluding September 11, only 0.5 percent of all terrorism-related deaths have occurred in Western countries in the last 15 years.