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Nearly 56,000 Nigerians Killed By Terrorists, Armed Herdsmen In Last Four Years, 21,621 Kidnapped –Report

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September 1, 2024

This was stated in a fresh report released by the organisation.

 

A report by the Observatory for Religious Freedom in Africa has stated that 55,910 Nigerians were killed in 9,970 attacks in the last four years.

This was stated in a fresh report released by the organisation.

“Nigeria was a very violent and insecure place to live in the 4-year reporting period, at least in parts of the country. In total 55,910 people were killed in 9,970 attacks, while 21,621 people were abducted in 2,705 attacks,” it said. 

The organization, ORFA noted that it documented 11,610 distinct attacks in which people were killed and/or abducted. 

It says, “Out of these, 8,905 involved killings without abductions; 1,065 involved both killings and abductions; 1,640 involved abductions without killings. This is an average of 8 attacks per day involving killings and/or abductions over a 4-year period.

 

“These numbers include attacks with civilians, Security Forces and/or Terror Groups killed and abducted.”

 

It was noted that 30,880 civilians were killed in 6,942 attacks.

The report reads, “Many civilians lived in high levels of insecurity and fear of the unexpected. For instance, eye witnesses talked about children sleeping in trees at night. In total 30,880 civilians were killed in 6,942 attacks.

 

“The remaining 25,030 people killed were members of the Security Forces or Terror Groups. Additionally, 21,532 civilians were abducted in 2,670 attacks.

 

“Another 89 people abducted were members of the Security Forces or Terror Groups. 

 

“There were frequent clashes between Security Forces and Terror Groups and between Terror Groups themselves.

 

“This had impact on civilians too. In 3,028 attacks (out of the 9,970 attacks with killings) only non-civilians were killed: 4,377 were members of the Security Forces and 19,323 members of Terror Groups. In 35 attacks (out of the 2,705 attacks with abductions) only non-civilians were abducted: 68 belonging to the Security Forces and 2 to Terror Groups.”

 

The situations were blamed on terrorist groups and armed herdsmen.

 

“Most civilians were killed by Other Terrorist Groups (12,039) and Armed Fulani Herdsmen (11,948). The better-known Boko Haram and ISWAP combined killed 3,079 civilians. The Armed Fulani Herdsmen are part of the Fulani Ethnic Militia (FEM),” it reads.

There have been concerns over rising insecurity in Nigeria. 

SaharaReporters earlier noted that President Bola Tinubu’s administration spent N3.2 trillion on security sector in last one year, but insecurity persists in the country.