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The recent Chibok abduction has ignited widespread anxiety in Nigeria about the Boko Haram insurgency, which has gained momentum since 2009 following its attacks on police stations, and government buildings. Despite a year of emergency rule and military operations in the northeast, the insurgents are still able to execute ambitous operations, such as the mass abduction of 234 school girls in plain sight.
The Chibok abduction has, on the one hand, been a blow to the counter-insurgency efforts by the government, exposing the irrefutable security gaps in the Borno State. Insurgents are still able to operate with impunity in many rural areas, untouched by the military. However, the very nature of the Chibok abduction has also been a public relations disaster for Boko Haram revealing a disregard for even the most vulnerable civilians. Chibok is only one recent example of the insurgency’s attacks on civilian targets. Over the last few months they have raided dozens of villages, killing hundreds of civilians.
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Source: ThinkAfricaPress
The Chibok abduction has, on the one hand, been a blow to the counter-insurgency efforts by the government, exposing the irrefutable security gaps in the Borno State. Insurgents are still able to operate with impunity in many rural areas, untouched by the military. However, the very nature of the Chibok abduction has also been a public relations disaster for Boko Haram revealing a disregard for even the most vulnerable civilians. Chibok is only one recent example of the insurgency’s attacks on civilian targets. Over the last few months they have raided dozens of villages, killing hundreds of civilians.
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Source: ThinkAfricaPress
