Human rights organization says Nigeria is third in the world in terrorist operations

In the context of Boko Haram’s successive terrorist operations
in Nigeria, which is killing Christians, farmers and Muslims as well, the Maat
Foundation for Peace, Development and Human Rights affirmed that it is
concerned about the deterioration of the security situation in West Africa,
especially with the escalation of terrorism in Nigeria and its neighboring
countries.
The organization said in a statement that this is due to the
repeated attacks of the Boko Haram group that uses Nigeria as its home.
Terrorist operations in Nigeria and neighboring countries have increased
dramatically during the year 2020.
According to the Global Terrorism Index 2020 issued by the
Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), Nigeria ranked third in the world –
after Afghanistan and Iraq – and first in Africa according to the
ranking of countries most affected by terrorism. Nigeria has been on top of the
African countries affected by terrorism for the seventh year in a row since
2014.
The number of victims of terrorist operations in Nigeria for
the year 2019 was estimated at 1,245, and the number of deaths attributed to
Boko Haram increased by 25% from 2018 to 2019.
During the past week, Boko Haram carried out a number of
attacks. The terrorist group carried out0 an armed attack on a mosque in
Zamfara State in northwestern Nigeria, killing five people and kidnapping 30
others.
Maat denounced the deteriorating security situation in
Nigeria in particular and West Africa in general, calling on West African countries
to seriously collaborate to achieve the 16th of the 2030 Sustainable
Development Goals, as well as the fourth aspiration of Agenda 2063, where
Africa is safe and secure.