Fulani militants named as fourth deadliest terror group in world
The fourth deadliest known terrorist group has been named as the
Fulani militant group operating in Nigeria and parts of the Central
African Republic.
The little-known group, formed of individuals
from the semi-nomadic pastorial ethnic group Fula people existing across
several West African nations, has seen a dramatic escalation of its
activities in the past year.
In 2013, the Fulani killed around 80 people in total – but by 2014 the group had killed 1,229.
Operating
mainly in the middle belt of Nigeria, opposed to the north which is
dominated by Boko Haram, the group recorded 847 deaths last year across
five states, and has also been knonw to stage attacks in the Central
African Republic (CAR), according to the latest report from the Global
Terrorism Index.
Little is known about the group, despite the high toll they are
inflicting on local civilian populations, but it is supposed the
increased instability in CAR and Nigeria – despite some government
successes against militant groups – has facilitated the group’s
expansion.
As much as 92 per cent of their attacks target private
citizens, reflecting the group’s primary concern over the ownership of
farmland. Each attack claims an average of 11 lives, with the largest
known in April 2014 killing as many as 200 people after a group of the
militants targeted community leaders and residents during a meeting in
central province Zamfara.
In the past year Nigeria has experienced the greatest increase in deaths
from terrorism, with 7,512 deaths reported – an increase of over 300 per
cent – most of which have been claimed by Boko Haram.
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