Boko Haram Killed 113 Muslims in Two Months

Funeral Procession In Borno State

Boko Haram has remained one of the world's deadliest terror groups. 

According to the blog, Muslim Lives Count, among armed groups, Boko Haram killed the most number of civilians in the

month of June. 

The group killed at least 30 civilians and left another 54 injured, a total of 48 Muslims were killed by Boko Haram in June. The bloodiest days in both June and July involved attacks by Boko Haram. 

The deadliest attack by an armed group in the month of June came on the 16th when a suicide bomber targeted a viewing center killing 30 people and left another 54 with varying degrees of injuries, the attack was claimed by Boko Haram. 

In the month of July, the deadliest day was the 28th. Boko Haram militants attacked a funeral procession in the north-eastern state of Borno shooting dead 65 people. 

A total of 141 Muslims were killed across the globe on that day, 46% of them were killed by Boko Haram.

In total, 113 Muslims were killed by Boko Haram within the two month period.

On 26th August, residents of Borno in a letter signed by a traditional ruler named Hassan Boguma informed the Muhammad Buhari administration that they felt sold down the river by the government.

Parts of the letter read: “The attempts by Boko Haram to intimidate and attack communities in the state and the actions of our soldiers in the frontline has made us lose confidence in the recent military’s performance in protecting not only the vulnerable citizens but even the territorial boundaries of the nation. 

“Your Excellency, while lauding the efforts of the N/Army for their gallantry in other parts of the state, much is needed to be done in areas around MMC and Jere and in recent attacks on Nganzai, Gajiganna, Gubio, Magumeri, Amurwa, Kalali Abdul, Wanori and yesterday, Dalori villages. 

The incessant and daring attacks by BHT is becoming a source of great concern to citizens living in the two local governments and five villages simultaneously attacked for three days without any countermeasures or even a response to distress calls from the locals.

A country’s armed forces were supposed to be a proud and patriotic defenders of both the nation’s territories and its citizens, but our today’s men of the armed forces were either overwhelmed by the desire to amass wealth by all means and, on the blood of the innocent Nigerian citizens, or have been compromised by theories of conspiracy and collaboration by deserting their formations in the face of attacks by the insurgents.

You are either fed with false information, or raising hopes of technical defeat of the BH which is far from the truth,” the letter further read. 

The recent systematic attacks on Gubio a strategic battalion and forcing them to withdraw is not only a shame but  a slap on the face of our armed forces and a smack of mockery and abuse on the strength and professionalism of our armed forces which was once a formidable force in the Africa.

Patriotism being the hallmark of all military operations is near absent, in most cases men that were lacking in experiences of war tactics were posted a seeming guerrilla like operations. The special forces that would have dealt with the peculiarities of insurgency were not properly involved in the operation and munitions that could have been used were not on ground to confront the monster head on."

Muhammad Buhari became President on Nigeria after winning the 2015 elections with the promise of eradicating the Boko Haram menace. The country's military institutions are dominated by northern Muslims yet, insecurity in the country has gotten to unprecedented levels. 

Below is a chart showing the current heads of the various security agencies in Nigeria.

Name	Military/Para-Military Positions
Lt General Tukur Yusuf Buratai	Chief of Army Staff
Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar	Chief of Air Staff
IGP Adamu Muhammed	Inspector-General of Police
Mr Abdullahi Muhammadu	Commandant-General of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC)
Ja’afaru Ahmed	Comptroller General of Prisons
Hameed Ibrahim Ali	Comptroller General of Customs
Muhammed Babandede	Comptroller-General Immigration Service  (CGIS)
Yusuf Magaji Bichi	Director-General State Security Service (SSS)

Despite Muslims being the worst affected by the insecurity in Nigeria, it is almost a taboo for Muslims in Nigeria to criticize the inefficiencies of the Buhari-led government. Muslims who criticize the government are instantaneously labeled Shiites or disbelievers by clerics and their followers.