scribed as the deadliest terrorist group in the
world followed by the Afghanistan Taliban
militant group.
Ambassador Daniel Benjamin, a United
States of America security expert, made the
statement yesterday while
delivering a
lecture at the second International Confer
ence on Democracy and Good Governance,
with the theme, ‘Nigeria’s Democracy: Issues
and Challenges’, held in Port Harcourt, Rivers
State.
Benjamin, a former head of Counter
Terrorism Bureau of the State Department,
said Boko Haram became the deadliest,
overtaking the Taliban group in Afghanistan,
by recording at least seven casualties in
each attack.
Delivering his lecture entitled: ‘The Nigeria
Security Challenges and its Implication for
Internal, Africa, and Trans-Atlantic Relations’,
Ambassador Benjamin said notwithstanding
the activities of Boko Haram, Nigeria could
not be ranked among war-torn countries
such as Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
“By 2012, Boko Haram was the second most
deadly terrorist group in the world after Af
ghanistan’s Taliban, as Taliban killed more
people than Boko Haram then.
“Presently, Boko Haram is the deadliest
terrorist group, killing at least seven persons
per attack. Boko Haram has already become
a major menace to countries like Cameroun,
Niger, as well as Chad. They are well funded
and well armed.”
In his lecture entitled: ‘Africa, Nigeria, the
Issues of the Future’, former French minister
of Foreign and European Affairs, Mr. Bernard
Kouchner, pointed out that Africa had become
more sensible to the world as it concerned
humanitarian interest.
Also speaking at the event, the state
Governor Chibuike Amaechi, called on
Nigerians to vote out the ruling Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) in 2015.
News source: sun
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