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The Executive Director, Stefanos Foundation, Mr. Mark
Lipdo, has said at least 1,059 persons were killed in 75 major
attacks in northern Nigerian since May 29, 2015 when
President Muhammadu Buhari took over the reins of
leadership of the country.
Lipdo said the highest number of attacks, 34, occurred in
Borno State, where 551 people were killed.
In a statement in Jos, the Plateau State capital on
Thursday, the NGO boss said all the attacks occurred
between May 29 and August 12, especially under the watch
of the recently sacked service chiefs.
According to him, Plateau State ranked second with 19
attacks and 112 people killed while Yobe comes in at third
place, with eight attacks and 86 people killed.
Adamawa, Bauchi, Benue, Gombe, Kano, Nasarawa and
Taraba states placed fourth with two attacks each and a
total of 254 people killed.
Though two attacks took place in Gombe, the statement said
it had the highest casualty figure of 99.
The Stefanos Foundation is a non-governmental
organization that has been attending to the welfare of
Internally Displaced Persons from the various attacks in
their camps in Bukuru area of Jos South, Plateau State.
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