Nigerian non-governmental organization Stefanos
Foundation claimed that since Muhammadu
Buhari’s inauguration at least 1,059 people had
been killed in the northeast of the country.
According to The Punch, the executive director of
the body, Mark Lipdo, who said that 75 major
attacks had been carried out within this period,
with the highest number of them launched in
Borno state (34)
Meanwhile the Nigerian army
yesterday announced the arrest of two key
members of the dreaded Boko Haram sect, which
is responsible for the majority of attacks in the
affected area . The duo was detained in Yobe
state in the course of the military operation in
Geidam town.
In another development the Joint Task Force
apprehended an alleged notorious kidnapper
terrorizing the Niger Delta region and 21 other
suspected criminals.
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