Says 30,000 Nigerians killed by sect, three million displaced
By Peter Duru – Makurdi
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State Thursday disclosed that over 10,000 Nigerian boys and girls are still being held by Boko Haram and indoctrinated with militant fundamentalism.
He stated that the terror group had also killed over 30,000 Nigerians and displaced more than three million others.
The Governor who made this known in Makurdi during a virtual presentation as guest lecturer at the 2021 Press Week/Lecture organized by Nigeria Union of Journalists, Correspondents Chapel FCT Council, with the theme: Insecurity in Nigeria: Restoring Peace, Unity and Progress.
The Governor stated that Boko Haram had been largely responsible for the insecurity in the North East geo-political zone for about a decade.
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