Meanwhile, the death toll from Tuesday night’s suicide bomb attack in Yola, the Adamawa State capital has risen to 34, with 85 other people seriously injured and undergoing treatment in different hospitals in the state.
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Based in Nigeria, Boko Haram killed 6,664 people in 2014, more than the No. 2 ranked terrorism organization, IS, which was responsible for 6,073 deaths.
The Institute of Economics and Peace at the University of Maryland has released its Global Terrorism Index 2015 and it shows that Boko Haram was responsible for more deaths than any other militant group in the world a year ago.
While Boko Haram may see itself as following the Islamic State group, in terms of the number of casualties caused, it’s the clear victor.
The sentiments come on the back of suicide terrorist attacks which took place in Yola on the evening of Tuesday and Kano on Wednesday.
President Muhammadu Buhari condemned the attacks, labelling them barbaric.
A night-time suicide bombing blamed on Boko Haram extremists has killed at least 32 people and wounded 80 at a truck stop in north-east Nigeria.
Although no one has claimed responsibility for the attacks, Boko Haram is suspected of being responsible.
In July Kano was attacked by a female suicide bomber who blew herself up outside a mosque killing herself and injuring another person.
Buhari has given his military commanders until next month to bring Boko Haram’s six-year insurgency to an end but there has been waves of bombings, mainly against civilian “soft” targets.
The group urged the military to tell Nigerians the situation of things as many have been anxious over the report of the missing military officer. Buhari accused his predecessor’s national security adviser of stealing billions of dollars meant to buy weapons to fight Boko Haram, when soldiers had just a few bullets and the armed group was rampaging across northeast Nigeria.
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Worldwide militant attacks are now at their highest ever, representing a level nine times higher than in 2000, according to the report.
