On Sunday, Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State told a delegation of the northern elders from the Arewa Consultative Forum in Maiduguri, that despite a recent Boko Haram attack on Zambarmari village in Jere Local Government Area that President Muhammadu Buhari has done very well according to state records.
“From statewide statistics on affairs in the 27 local government areas since 2011, the fact is that despite the recent happenings in Borno State, the security situation in Borno State and indeed that of the Entire North East Sub-region is still far better under Buhari, and this is based on records,” Zulum told the delegation.
Chronicle NG has fact checked the statement of the Borno governor and has found this to be TRUE. The attacks by terrorists groups have been random and largely restricted to villages in Borno state. There are others that have been close to the capital, Maiduguri but the terrorist group has not been able to attack the Northeast like it did in the past.
To put a perspective to it, Chronicle NG recalled that in the past many attacks on churches and mosques especially at the end of the year were mainstay. Records support Governor Zulum’s statement that churches and mosques have been hardly attacked and that no major attack has taken place in the capital.
Despite killings, records show Buhari did better in Borno – Zulum
Although there have been two attacks on the governor himself, Boko Haram attacks have been largely curbed. Findings reveal that they use the Niger and Chad border as cover up for attacks on Borno villages and that the Buhari administration needs to place focus on erecting barricades to this effect.
Lastly, attacks on Abuja, Kano, Niger and even Lagos which occurred before the Buhari administration are no more. Other Northeast states Adamawa and Yobe and breathing sigh of relief.
Just to help us better understand the governor’s statement, Boko Haram used to control 17 LGAs but now they attack villages after making inroads from the border.
Boko Haram used to bomb churches, mosques and markets but all that has been halted now.
Boko Haram used to kill Christians, Muslims targeting special holidays like Christmas, Sallah, etc across the Northeast but now they have been restricted to random attacks in Borno State only.
Boko Haram attacked other States in Nigeria and they had attacks even in the Federal Capital Territory.
SOME ATTACKS ON CHURCHES
• St. Theresa Catholic Church in Madalla, Niger bombed. – 25 December, 2011
• Mountain of Fire in Jos bombed – 25 December, 2011
• 19 persons were killed in bomb attacks against three churches in Kaduna – 7 June, 2012
• Deeper Life Church in Kogi, 19 persons killed – 7 August, 2012
• Suicide bomber detonated explosives at the gates of a church during service in Kogi, killing 8 persons. – 22 December, 2014
• Suicide bomber died in an attempt to bomb ECWA Church II in Gombe. – 1 January, 2015
• Suicide bomber detonated himself at a church in Jos, 6 worshippers killed.- 25 February, 2012
• Boko Haram gunmen attacked a church in Kano and Maiduguri, where at least 19 people were killed. – April, 2012
SOME ATTACKS ON MOSQUES
• 56 people killed in an attack on a Maiduguri mosque – 12 August, 2013
• A suicide bombing killed 15 Shiites in Yobe – 3 November, 2014
• Maiduguri Mosque was attacked on July 2017, October 2017
• A suicide bomber detonated in Mubi Mosque explosives killing 50 – November 2017
ATTACK ON EMIR OF KANO
• On 19th of January 2013, the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero was attacked. Two of his sons were injured, while his driver and three guards were killed.
ATTACK ON PRESIDENT BUHARI
• Boko Haram attacked President Buhari’s convoy in July 23, 2014, along Ali Akilu Road, Kawo-Kaduna at about 2:30pm. 82 people, including his personal relations and security aides were killed.
ATTACKS ON UN BUILDING & OTHERS
• 21 people were killed in a bombing attack on a Abuja United Nations building in Abuja. – August 26, 2011.
• Nine persons were killed when Boko Haram attacked two offices of ThisDay newspaper in Abjua and Kaduna.
• Boko Haram attacked a Military school near Kano killing four officers – December 15. 2011.
• Boko Haram suicide bomber damaged the military headquarters in Kaduna, but resulted in casualties.
• Boko Haram attacked the heavily fortified Giwa military barracks in Maiduguri, freeing comrades from a detention facility. – March 14, 2014
