The report admits that "little is known about the group" – so - how accurate are these numbers attributed to "Nigerian Fulani Militants" as a distinct group? According to the World Terrorist Index 2014 , altogether Nigeria was Number three.
On Saturday, 21 November 2015 16:23:42 UTC+1, Oluwatoyin Adepoju wrote:
Global Terrorism Index:
Nigerian Fulani Militants Named as Fourth Deadliest Terror Group in the World
Only Boko Haram, Isis, and al-Shabab were deemed deadlier than the little-known militant group from West Africa
- Rose Troup Buchanan
- Wednesday 18 November 2015
- 4 comments
The military has been stretched by recurrent attacks from Boko Haram and now the Fulani militants Getty
The fourth deadliest known terrorist group has been named as the Fulani militant group operating in Nigeria and parts of the Central African Republic.
The little-known group, formed of individuals from the semi-nomadic pastoral ethnic group Fula people existing across several West African nations, has seen a dramatic escalation of its activities in the past year.
In 2013, the Fulani killed around 80 people in total – but by 2014 the group had killed 1,229.
Operating mainly in the middle belt of Nigeria, opposed to the north which is dominated by Boko Haram, the group recorded 847 deaths last year across five states, and has also been known to stage attacks in the Central African Republic (CAR), according to the latest report from the Global Terrorism Index.
Little is known about the group, despite the high toll they are inflicting on local civilian populations, but it is supposed the increased instability in CAR and Nigeria - despite some government successes against militant groups - has facilitated the group's expansion.
As much as 92 per cent of their attacks target private citizens, reflecting the group's primary concern over the ownership of farmland. Each attack claims an average of 11 lives, with the largest known in April 2014 killing as many as 200 people after a group of the militants targeted community leaders and residents during a meeting in central province Zamfara.
In the past year Nigeria has experienced the greatest increase in deaths from terrorism, with 7,512 deaths reported – an increase of over 300 per cent – most of which have been claimed by Boko Haram.
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Date: 21 November 2015 at 09:55
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Cc: Media Elombah <publ...@elombah.com>, "easternr...@gmail.com" <easternr...@gmail.com>, Carlisle Umunnah <republic...@gmail.com>--Only the truth shall set us free; keep the truth coming!On Saturday, November 21, 2015 12:16 AM, a brethren wrote:
Global Terrorism Index: Nigerian Fulani militants named as fourth deadliest terror group in worldOnly Boko Haram, Isis, and al-Shabab were deemed deadlier than the little-known militant group from West AfricaRose Troup Buchanan
Wednesday 18 November 2015
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/global- terrorism-index-nigerian- fulani-militants-named-as- fourth-deadliest-terror-group- in-world-a6739851.html The fourth deadliest known terrorist group has been named as the Fulani militant group operating in Nigeria and parts of the Central African Republic.The little-known group, formed of individuals from the semi-nomadic pastorial ethnic group Fula people existing across several West African nations, has seen a dramatic escalation of its activities in the past year.In 2013, the Fulani killed around 80 people in total – but by 2014 the group had killed 1,229.READ MOREOperating mainly in the middle belt of Nigeria, opposed to the north which is dominated by Boko Haram, the group recorded 847 deaths last year across five states, and has also been knonw to stage attacks in the Central African Republic (CAR), according to the latest report from the Global Terrorism Index.Little is known about the group, despite the high toll they are inflicting on local civilian populations, but it is supposed the increased instability in CAR and Nigeria - despite some government successes against militant groups - has facilitated the group's expansion.As much as 92 per cent of their attacks target private citizens, reflecting the group's primary concern over the ownership of farmland. Each attack claims an average of 11 lives, with the largest known in April 2014 killing as many as 200 people after a group of the militants targeted community leaders and residents during a meeting in central province Zamfara.In the past year Nigeria has experienced the greatest increase in deaths from terrorism, with 7,512 deaths reported – an increase of over 300 per cent – most of which have been claimed by Boko Haram.
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