Nigerian army dealing painful blows to Boko Haram
As a terrorist organization, Boko Haram plays a pivotal role in influencing political and economic conditions in Nigeria, especially in the Lake Chad region.
This is so because the organization
changes its strategies every now and then.
Targeting civilians
A Boko Haram cell attacked Kilanger
Village in Askira Oba Local Government Area in Borno State.
The December 18 attack followed
remarks by Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, earlier in the month.
According to multiple security
sources, the cell attacked the village and targeted civilians, as the security
situation in it continued to deteriorate.
Burning houses
According to official Nigerian press
reports, Boko Haram attacked Kilanger Village with artillery and burned the
house of its mayor, Haji Abdullah Adamu Kilangar.
The press also indicated that the
houses of some citizens were destroyed, including that of the deputy speaker of
the House of Representatives who is also an influential merchant in the village.
Easy targets
Boko Haram claimed responsibility
for the attack only hours after the Nigerian president's speech.
In his speech, President Buhari said
his government had weakened Boko Haram.
He pointed out that the terrorists
prey only on what he described as 'easy targets'.
Like Buhari said, Boko Haram renews
affirmations about its existence by striking soft targets.
The organization does this so that its
members can flee and hide from Nigerian security forces that succeeded in
dealing painful blows to the terrorist group in the past period.
Security forces also succeeded in
killing a large number of Boko Haram terrorists in the same period.
Risks
For its part, the Nigerian army has
repeatedly said that the terrorist organization has been largely defeated.
It added that Boko Haram
underestimates its losses on many occasions.
Boko Haram also accuses the army of
glossing over its losses in confrontations with it.
The group kills army troops by ambushing
them in different areas.
