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European Union's verdict on the State of TERRORISM in Nigeria - 2020.

Nigeria is ranked third on the Global Terrorism Index, behind Iraq and Afghanistan - The Verdict was released on Jan 16, 2020:

1. "...whereas Nigeria ranks third out of 163 countries on the Global Terrorism Index behind Iraq and Afghanistan, making it the third in the list of countries most affected by terrorism;...."

2. "whereas although President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the killings and urged the population not to become divided along religious lines, these attacks have been carried out with total impunity, with perpetrators rarely being held to account; .."

3. Willful NEGLIGENCE on the path of security agencies - yet Buhari has not sacked his incompetent service chiefs, something is fishy, READ
"...whereas an Amnesty International report has demonstrated wilful negligence by the Nigerian Security Forces concerning the deadly attacks against farmers’ communities;"

4. Over 6,000 Christians have perished in the hands of Jihadists in Northern Nigeria since 2015 (this is during Buhari's first term - the anti-terrorism government) and many live as 2nd class citizens in their own country. READ:
"whereas according to the Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust, over 6 000 Christians have been murdered since 2015 by jihadist groups or have perished as a result of the ‘your land or your blood’ policy carried out by Fulani militants; whereas in the Sharia States Christians face constant discrimination, and are often considered second-class citizens;"

5. In the resolution, many Nigerian security agencies tasked with curbing insurgency were accused of all kinds of human rights abuses, especially women, girls, and children. READ: "whereas Human Rights Watch has reported that the Nigerian military has detained over 3 600 children, half of them girls, suspected of involvement with Islamist and non-state armed groups, often based on little or no evidence; whereas many detainees have suffered abuse, including sexual violence, and have died in detention from disease, hunger, dehydration or gunshot wounds; "

6. Over two million are displaced in the NE corridor of Nigeria. READ: "whereas the situation in Nigeria has caused an unprecedented humanitarian crisis and led to the displacement of more than 2 million people in the North-East,..."

7. The Nigerian government has not cooperated and coordinated well with outside aid agencies, driving some of them out and leaving hundreds of thousands in refugee camps without aids.

8. That some progress has been made but the securities apparatus seem overwhelmed: READ: "whereas the Multinational Joint Task Force has driven terrorist groups out of many areas under their control since its establishment in 2015, though the region still remains highly unstable; ...........whereas Nigeria’s military and police are facing a myriad of security threats and appear overstretched and unable to tackle simultaneous security crises"

This is nothing but failure of government. We know all of these facts even though hard supporters of the current administration will not consider these realities, especially those living far from the insurgency. Unfortunately, the consequences of this ineptitude reached some in the SW corridor with kidnapping. No nation will grow, attract investment or visitors when ranked worst behind Iraq and Afghanistan on Terrorism Index. This is another reason why investors left when Buhari came to power and only a few came since then.

For those doubting the authenticity of the above information, here is the URL to the EU Resolution page on Nigeria:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-9-2020-0012_EN.html

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