One may find it hard to believe that the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) would make it to the list of terrorist groups in the world.
But the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) thinks otherwise.
The institute did not just list the group as a terrorist group, the 2023 global terrorism index (GTI), from IEP ranks it as the 10th deadliest terror group in the world.
Attacks And Death
Details by the independent and non-profit think tank, says IPOB is responsible for 40 attacks and 57 deaths in 2022.
It claimed that the Islamic State topped the ranking with 1,045 deaths and 410 attacks.
Al-Shabaab ranked next with 784 deaths and 315 attacks.
Islamic State – Khorasan Province (ISK) recorded 498 deaths and 141 attacks.
Jamaat Nusrat Al-Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM), 279 deaths and 77 attacks.
Also, another group, Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), recorded 233 deaths and 30 attacks.
The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) ranks 6th, with 219 deaths and 65 attacks followed by Boko Haram which is responsible for 204 deaths and 64 attacks.
The reports says Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) records 137 deaths and 90 attacks, followed by Islamic State – Sinai Province with 71 deaths and 27 attacks, and then IPOB as number 10th.
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Peaceful Succession
The report reads: “The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), designated as a terrorist group by the Nigerian government in 2017, recorded their deadliest year in 2022.
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“They were responsible for 40 attacks and 57 deaths in 2022, an increase from 26 attacks and 34 deaths the year prior. IPOB is a separatist movement with many factions, many of which are seeking a peaceful succession from Nigeria”.
