₦airaland Forum

By Rafiu Ajakaye

LAGOS, Nigeria

The number of people killed in Boko Haram attacks in northeastern Nigeria have gone down by around 75 percent between January 2016 and July 2016 compared to the same period last year, according to a Nigerian non-profit organization.

Olusegun Osifuye, head of the [url]Nigeria In Maps[/url], said he based his claims on data released by the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data (ACLED) Project, which is registered as a non-governmental organization in the U.S.

“Our workings on the data by ACLED show that 7,096 Boko Haram-related fatalities were reported between January 2015 and July 2015. Conversely, 1,781 Boko Haram-related deaths were reported between January 2016 and July 2016. That is a difference of 5,315, or 74.9 percent. So, fewer people died within the latter period,” Osifuye told Anadolu Agency Monday.

The Geographic Information System analyst said the data also showed a 32 percent decrease in Boko Haram attacks within the same period; 324 Boko Haram-related incidents were reported between January and July 2015, while 220 such incidents occurred in the same period this year.

Nigeria has declared a "technical victory" over the Boko Haram militants, who between 2014 and 2015 seized territories the size of Belgium when the insurgency ripped apart Nigeria’s northeast and other countries in the Lake Chad region. Now split into factions, analysts say Boko Haram has been weakened but not entirely conquered as the government claims.

Ryan Cummings, a Johannesburg-based security analyst, told Anadolu Agency Tuesday that while the research methodologies employed by Osifuye's non-governmental organization were robust, the only thing that could affect its accuracy was the fact that there was a lack of independent media reporting in the region.

Abubakar Mura, a lecturer at the University of Maiduguri, said that while the Nigerian military may have dealt a “significant blow” to the militant group as reflected in the results of Nigeria In Maps, reports of human rights violations must be addressed too.

“That is lacking to an extent. The army needs to demonstrate it is fighting a common enemy. Cases of rights abuses are rife and must be addressed too,” Mura said, adding that such a move would be key to winning over “hearts already captured by the strange ideologies of Boko Haram.”

Watchdog bodies like the Amnesty International have repeatedly questioned the human rights record of the Nigerian security forces fighting the militants. Nigerian authorities have been repeatedly accused of being involved in the serial abuse of women and children, and extrajudicial killings of suspects.

Human rights bodies insist on an independent probe of the army over such abuses, a challenge Amnesty says President Muhammadu Buhari’s government was not taking serious.

http://aa.com.tr/en/africa/boko-haram-attacks-on-the-wane-nigerian-body-claims/641985

Some maybe more important than others

Politics shouldn't just be left for the men. Women should participate more so their voices could be heard and also for even representation.

Women make up approximately 6% of senators in the Nigerian Senate. In the 2015
elections, only 7 female senators out of a total of 109 were elected into office.
According to Senator Monsurat Sunmonu “Women should be encouraged to
participate more [in] politics”

source: www.nigeriainmaps.com
www.facebook.com/nigeriainmaps
https://twitter.com/MonsuratSpeaks/status/700708789868171264

Twitter: @NigeriaInMaps

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See all countries visited by President Buhari as at February 28, 2016

source: www.nigeriainmaps.com
@NigeriaInMaps

VonScott:
Nigeria is more populated than the rest of West Africa combined.... that will make a much better comparism.

You are absolutely correct. Another way to look at it

Map Caption: More people live in Nigeria (shaded in green) than in ALL other West African countries combined

source: www.nigeriainmaps.com

[b]Map 1 Reported Boko Haram Attacks in 2015
Caption: Sadly, thousands of Nigerians have been killed by the terrorist sect: Boko Haram;
however Nigeria as a whole is not under siege. There were NO reported cases in 24
out of the 36 states + the Federal Capital Territory in 2015

Map 2 109 Senatorial Districts of Nigeria
Caption: Women make up approximately 6% of senators in the Nigerian Senate. In the 2015
elections, only 7 female senators out of a total of 109 were elected into office.
According to Senator Monsurat Sunmonu “Women should be encouraged to
participate more [in] politics”

Map 3 Lagos State 2014 IGR compared with other States
Caption: Lagos is regarded as the commercial capital of Nigeria. It is one of the wealthiest
states in the country. This is evident in the amount of revenue it generates on a
yearly basis. In 2014, Lagos state had a total IGR (Internally Generated Revenue) of
N276 Billion (*$1.1 Billion); this was MORE than that of 31 other states combined.

Map 4 Nigeria's Population Relative to other African Countries
Africa is NOT a country; Nigeria happens to be one of the 54 countries on the
continent. She prides herself as the most populated country with the largest
economy in Africa. More people live in Nigeria (shaded in green) than in all these
countries (shaded in blue) combined

*$1 to N250 exchange rate
source: www.nigeriainmaps.com[/b]

McMayowa:
This is what happened when you choose Fulani man to be your president.
Baba and his Sojourns so far .
1) Niger Republic (May 2015).
2)United Kingdom (May 2015)
3) Germany (June 2015).
4) South Africa (June 2015).
5) .CHAD (June 2015)
6) USA (July 2015).
7) Benin Republic (August 2015).
France (September 2015).
9) Ghana (September 2015).
10) India (October 2015).
11) Sudan (October 2015).
12) Iran (November 2015).
13) France (November 2015).
14) USA (November 2015).
15) South Africa (December 2015).
16) Benin Rep. (December 2015).
17) UAE (January 2016).
18) Kenya (January 2016).
19) Ethiopia (January 2016).
20) France (February 2016).
21) United. Kingdom (February 2016).
22) Egypt (February 2016).
23) Saudi Arabia (February 2016).
24) Qatar (February 2016)
(around the world in 80 days )
#WakawakaBuhari

President Buhari's foreign trips displayed in a map
source:http://nigeriainmaps.com/general-knowledge-maps/