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Governor Shettima reveals how Boko Haram killed 100,000 people, displaced 2 million in 2016

– Boko Haram according to a report by Borno state government has killed 100,000 people in the state

– 52,311 children have lost their parents as at 2015

– 2,114,000 million people have lost their homes and become internally displaced

Borno state government, Kashim Shettima has revealed how many people have been killed and how many have been displaced due to the Boko Haram insurgence in the North.

According to Shettima, 100,000 people have been killed and 2,000,000 have been displaced since the start of the insurgence in Northern Nigeria.

By 2016 Boko Haram has killed 100,000, while 52,311 children were orphaned – Gov. Shettima

By 2016 Boko Haram has killed 100,000, while 52,311 children were orphaned – Gov. Shettima

Premium Times report that Shetimma gave this data at the annual Murtala Mohammed memorial lecture held at the Shehu Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja while delivering a lecture titled “Managing the Boko Haram Crisis in Borno state, Experiences and Lessons for a Multiparty, Multiethnic and Multi-religious Nigeria.”

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He said: “The Boko Haram insurgency has led to deaths of almost 100,000 persons going by the estimates of our community leaders over the years.”

“Two million, one hundred and fourteen thousand (2,114,000) persons have become internally displaced as at December of 2016, with five hundred and thirty seven thousand, eight hundred and fifteen (537,815) in separate camps; 158,201 are at official camps that consists of

six centres with two transit camps at Muna and Customs House, both in Maiduguri.

“There are 379,614 IDP’S at 15 satellite camps comprising Ngala, Monguno, Bama, Banki, Pulka, Gwoza, Sabon Gari and other locations in the state. 73,404 persons were forced to become refugees in neighbouring countries with Niger having 11,402 and Cameroon having 62,002.

“We have an official record of 52,311 orphans who are separated and unaccompanied. We have 54,911 widows who have lost their husbands to the insurgency and about 9,012 have returned back to various communities of Ngala, Monguno, Damboa, Gwoza and Dikwa.”

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Meanwhile, Governor Shettima has accused his predecessor Ali Modu Sheriff of inaction that according to him, led to the escalation of Boko Haram insurgency.

The Borno state governor was responding to a “political statement” by his predecessor Sheriff in which he said Boko Haram did not hold any territory in Borno when he handed over power.

According to Shettima, Boko Haram founder Mohammed Yusuf, took advantage of Sheriff’s failure to provide leadership to declare a jihad.

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