Since d outbreak of violent attacks by d Boko Haram insurgents in 2009,d groups mode of operation,style nd pace hve amend markedly.Whereas,in d beginning,d attacks were wider in scope nd directed mainly at government installations-whch included d United Nations building nd police Headquarters in Abj-they are now restricted to d fringes of d affected three States of Borno,Adamawa nd Yobe,wit vulnerable civilians populations,especially school children,as targets.Military experts interpret d amend to soft targets as a sign dat d insurgents are retreating nd dat d war is abt to end.However,d opposition nd critics of d Government claim dat insofar as d casualty figures,in human nd material terms,are stll rising,d war against Boko Haram is far frm over.In my humble opinion,d issues is beyond politics.I believe dat,irrespective of political persuasions,Nigerians should b worried abt d current security situation.It is frightening dat witin d last one or two weeks alone,as many as 200 defenseless nd innocent people,including School children,hve b killed by members of d Boko Haram sect.D casualty figures are conflicting,but on d whole,an estimated total 3,500-5,000 people are reported to hve b killed by insurgents since they launched their first attack in 2009.Woman nd children are d worst hit.In addition to d deaths,d estimate of d refugee agencies of d United Nations is dat over 8000 people hve b relocated to neighboring countries,including Cameroon,while they put d figure of internally Displaced Persons(IDP)at 5,000 people.
Posted on: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 12:00:05 +0000
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