Nigeria faced persistent terrorism attacks in 2022, the U.S. Department of States has said in its latest Country Reports on Terrorism 2022 (CRT).
The report highlights the relentless attacks conducted by ISIS-West Africa (ISIS-WA), Boko Haram and Ansaru across the northern and central regions of Nigeria in 2022.
“ISIS-West Africa (ISIS-WA), Boko Haram and Ansaru continued attacks against Nigerian government and security forces and civilians across the northern and central regions of Nigeria, resulting in deaths, injuries, abductions, and the destruction of property,” the CRT report states.
“As the United States confronts a diverse and dynamic range of national security challenges, the U.S. government is deploying the full range of CT (counter-terrorism) tools to ensure a sustainable whole-of-government and whole-of-society CT approach with allies and partners around the world,” said U.S. Department of State spokesperson Matthew Miller, in a statement announcing the report’s release.
For armed activity in Nigeria, the report reveals the use of a variety of tactics, including use of small arms, capturing military equipment, deploying improvised explosive devices (IEDs), ambushes, and kidnappings. ISIS-WA and Boko Haram conducted hundreds of attacks against Nigerian government and security forces, as well as civilians, according to the report.
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