IPOB among 20 world’s deadliest terror groups – Report
The impact of terrorism has continued to decline in Nigeria, according to the report.
ByCletus Ukpong March 15, 2023 Reading Time: 3 mins read
The outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is listed among the 20 deadliest terror groups in the world, even as the impact of terrorism has continued to decline in Nigeria, according to the 2023 Global Terrorism Index (GTI) report.

Nigeria is now in the eighth position globally, among the countries that have been hard hit by terrorism in 2022, according to the report. Nigeria had occupied the sixth position in last year’s report and was in the third position for more than three years before last year.

Afghanistan, for the fourth consecutive year, is the country most impacted by terrorism, followed by three African countries – Burkina Faso (second position), Somalia (third) and Mali (fourth).

Syria is in the fifth position, while Pakistan is sixth, and Iraq, seventh.


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After Nigeria, Myanmar (Burma) comes next in the ninth position, while Nigeria’s neighbour, Niger Republic, is ranked 10th, among the countries hard hit by terrorism in 2022.

The GTI report, released on Tuesday, is in its 10th edition. It tracks terrorism incidents across the world.

It is produced by the Institute for Economics & Peace, an independent, non-partisan, non-profit think tank which is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

The GTI report placed IPOB in the 10th position among the deadliest terror groups in the world, while Islamic State, operating around Iraq and Syria, is top on the list.

Islamic State West Africa (ISWA), occupying a sixth position on the global scale, is ranked as the deadliest terror group in Nigeria, followed by Boko Haram, which is the seventh on the global scale.

“The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), designated as a terrorist group by the Nigerian government in 2017, recorded their deadliest year in 2022. They were responsible for 40 attacks and 57 deaths in 2022, an increase from 26 attacks and 34 deaths the year prior,” the report said.


IPOB is leading the agitation for the independent state of Biafra, which it wants carved out of the Igbo speaking south-east region and some parts of South-south Nigeria.

Last year’s GTI report attributed the increase in attacks on police and other security agencies in Nigeria to clashes between law enforcement and IPOB.

“Law enforcement, including police and prison officers overtook both military and civilians as the most targeted group of 2021. Attacks against police and prisons increased substantially from one recorded attack in 2020 to 75 in 2021, accounting for over a third of all attacks in Nigeria in 2021.

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“This was largely driven by an increase in clashes between law enforcement and separatist groups, such as the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).”

The IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu is detained in Abuja, accused of terrorism.


Decrease in attacks, deaths
“The impact of terrorism continues to decline in Nigeria; with total deaths falling by 23 per cent, decreasing from 497 in 2021 to 385 in 2022. The number of terrorist attacks in Nigeria also fell considerably, with 120 incidents recorded in 2022 compared to 214 in 2021. This is the lowest number of terror attacks and deaths since 2011,” the report said.

However, the military overtook law enforcement as the most targeted group in 2022, the report said.

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“Military personnel were targeted in a quarter of all attacks, followed by civilians at 24 per cent, and law enforcement at 18 per cent.

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“Despite this, half of all terrorism deaths in Nigeria in 2022 were civilians. Civilian deaths increased 78 per cent from 2021 to 196 deaths; while military deaths dropped considerably, falling 74 per cent from 2021 to 58 deaths in 2022.”

Continuing, the report said, “ISWA’s lethality rate increased for the first time in two years, from just over three deaths per attack in 2021 to 3.7 deaths per attack in 2022.

“ISWA recorded its lowest number of attacks and deaths since 2020, at 57 attacks and 211 deaths in 2022, a decline of 28 per cent in attacks and 13 per cent for deaths when compared to the previous year.

“The lethality of ISWA’s attacks increased for the first time in two years, from just over three deaths per attack in 2021 to almost 3.6 deaths per attack in 2022.”

Boko Haram
“Boko Haram’s attacks almost halved within the last year, while deaths attributed to the group increased slightly from 69 in 2021 to 72 in 2022. This is the lowest number of attacks by the group for over a decade,” the report said.

“Boko Haram’s decline has resulted in a substantial improvement in terrorism in Borno State, which experienced a decrease of 12 per cent in terrorism-related deaths when compared with the year prior. Attacks in the state also decreased from 91 to 48 respectively, a decrease of 47 per cent.”

“The conflict between ISWA and Boko Haram that culminated in the death of Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau in May 2021, continued into 2022. Severe defeats, mass defections of operatives to ISWA, as well as counter-terrorism efforts by the Nigerian government and foreign military forces, have significantly weakened Boko Haram’s impact in Nigeria. As a result, ISWA has become significantly stronger and continues to expand its area of activity in north-eastern Nigeria and the Lake Chad region,” the report said.

The worst terror attack in Nigeria in 2022 occurred on 22 May in Borno State when gunmen shot dead 50 civilians. ISWA, which claimed responsibility for the attack, accused the victims of monitoring their movement and reporting the same to the security agencies.



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IPOB is the most deadliest terrorist group in the world.

An organisation that brought chaos to people living freely their lives.

I will never wish any ethnicity an organisation like IPOB. Chukwu Aju.

They are evil, propaganda Is their second name, they are all criminals from A-Z both their supporters. They cannibalize. They destabilise peaceful community.

They are all ekperimas.

IPOB is none violence group and Simon Ekpa is never a member of IPOB.

Ndibunna:
IPOB is the most deadliest terrorist group in the world.

An organisation that brought chaos to people living freely their lives.

I will never wish any ethnicity an organisation like IPOB. Chukwu Aju.

What makes IPOB terrorist?
Waving of flags means terrorism

Dafresh:
IPOB is none violence group and Simon Ekpa is never a member of IPOB.

Stop talking out of point.

Simon Ekpa is as Ipob as Nnamdi Kanu.

You can't crucify Simon ekpa and exonerate Nnamdi Kanu. Whatever Simon ekpa is doing Nnamdi Kanu did same. Both are horrors of terror.

Moreover everything about ipob is violent.

Delete this nonsense post.

EmekaA125:
Delete this nonsense post.

I don't blame you.

You are scared of truth.

Truth is now hitting umuchineke back to back.

Lol. Europe and American do not buy your propaganda. Ipob members move freely all over Europe and America. They do not hide.

Tinubu and his gang are learning. IPOB has gone through this.

News of since March 2023 is what you went to dig up to console yourself and your Co travellers. Instead of you to tell yourself the truth, you're looking for a temporary fix to help you and your fellow agbado forget that more than 150 people have been kidnapped by your brethren in less than one week.

Ndibunna:


Stop talking out of point.

Simon Ekpa is as Ipob as Nnamdi Kanu.

You can't crucify Simon ekpa and exonerate Nnamdi Kanu. Whatever Simon ekpa is doing Nnamdi Kanu did same. Both are horrors of terror.

Moreover everything about ipob is violent.

Simon Ekpa is never a member of IPOB but Ekpa is the commander of BLA and BRF.
mind you I didn't crucify Ekpa because he's helping us chase away terrorist herdsman from our village or forest. IPOB is not a terrorist group or you mean UK and USA will allow terrorist group to be protesting in their country. Only those that hate the word Biafra will call IPOB a terrorist group.

Ndibunna:


I don't blame you.

You are scared of truth.

Truth is now hitting umuchineke back to back.

You spread lies and falsehood and call it truth

You will soon reap the lies and falsehood you sow

Dafresh:

Simon Ekpa is never a member of IPOB but Ekpa is the commander of BLA and BRF.
mind you I didn't crucify Ekpa because he's helping us chase away terrorist herdsman from our village or forest. IPOB is not a terrorist group or you mean UK and USA will allow terrorist group to be protesting in their country. Only those that hate the word Biafra will call IPOB a terrorist group.

I don't argue with ipob apologist. People who sees truth and call it lie.

The only truth is the one they say


All ipob are hybrid of uchus.

Bobloco:


You spread lies and falsehood and call it truth

You will soon reap the lies and falsehood you sow

We have been hearing the gibberish for long. Ipob are lies on their own.

Thanks God their arsenal are been buried in history.

RingRoadCartel:
News of since March 2023 is what you went to dig up to console yourself and your Co travellers. Instead of you to tell yourself the truth, you're looking for a temporary fix to help you and your fellow agbado forget that more than 150 people have been kidnapped by your brethren in less than one week.

Are you okay?

Ndibunna:


We have been hearing the gibberish for long. Igbos are lies on their own.

Thanks God their arsenal are been buried in history.

Ndibunna, you will surely reap the lies falsehood and bigotry you sow

Bobloco:


Ndibunna, you will surely reap the lies falsehood and bigotry you sow

Ipob are currently reaping their evil seed. Ndi ojoo

Ndibunna:



Are you okay?

Your father is not okay.

If you're okay, you won't try to start a tribalistic discourse with news that is almost a year old. I don't blame you, I blame those glorifying your stupid ass with an answer.

RingRoadCartel:


Your father is not okay.

If you're okay, you won't try to start a tribalistic discourse with news that is almost a year old. I don't blame you, I blame those glorifying your stupid ass with an answer.

Rule 2 violated

Mods

I don't know why ipob known terrorist group can't control themselves when faced with truth.

No ipob member is sane. It is either they are suffering from brain tumour or their heads are open...anikilijas all through.

Nairaland correct this anomaly

How can you programme ipob.s to be equivalent to Igbos.

Igbos are not Ipob.s and ipob.s are not Igbos.

That programming should be removed.

Ndibunna:


Rule 2 violated

Mods

On your tribalist thread? Dey play

RingRoadCartel:
News of since March 2023 is what you went to dig up to console yourself and your Co travellers. Instead of you to tell yourself the truth, you're looking for a temporary fix to help you and your fellow agbado forget that more than 150 people have been kidnapped by your brethren in less than one week.

i tire 4 the guy mata imagine since 2022 some people no wan get sense despite being in 21st century

Ndibunna:



I don't argue with ipob apologist. People who sees truth and call it lie.

The only truth is the one they say


All ipob are hybrid of uchus.

the only

Because you don't have functional brain that's why you can't differentiate between pressure group and terrorist

Dafresh:
the only

Because you don't have functional brain that's why you can't differentiate between pressure group and terrorist

Who registered them as pressure group

Pressure group that is now terrorist group..

RingRoadCartel:


On your tribalist thread? Dey play

The thread is free of tribal sentiments because I am also Igbo myself.

So go and have seat.

Theweekend:
i tire 4 the guy mata imagine since 2022 some people no wan get sense despite being in 21st century

Endure the pain

Why looking for a fight where there's none?
Instead of facing the real fight in the country, you blindly cover it up to look for one where there's actually none.

Ndibunna:


Endure the pain

oga nothing is paining me but u are pained becos ipob have reset ur damaged brain dat u can't think straight anymore. btw whether u like it or not ipob remains a non violent group and biafra have come to stay

Ndibunna:



Who registered them as pressure group

Pressure group that is now terrorist group..

Show me where they were tagged terrorist in UK, US, China, India, Ghana etc
Nigeria is not a normal country they can tag you a terrorist tomorrow

Ndibunna:


The thread is free of tribal sentiments because I am also Igbo myself.

So go and have seat.

You are not lgbo. You brought up the thread so as to generate tribal banners. Ever since seun stopped you guys from tribal arguments, you and your likes have been resurrecting old news

Ndibunna nwannem, ya gazerie gi. Dont mind the ipob apologists/members replying you in pain, cos you are exposing their foolishness. Simon ekpa has always claimed that hes a disciple of NK & is even on record that Kanu handed over radiobiafra to him b4 his capture in Kenya. And as a good disciple, he's doing exactly what he learnt 4rm his oga.

They can continue living in delusion that they are a pressure group but Kanu & ekpa's many hate-filled,incitiful,propaganda laced rethorics & commands that are carried out by the beasts they released during the South East endsars riots clearly tags them as terrorist.

Oya ndi nzuzu ipob, come & insult me & call me Fulani or Yoruba Muslim cos that's how Kanu programmed you guys to think whenever you don't believe a fellow Igbo is against una foolish ipob delusional reasoning.