Not less than 569 people — including 337 soldiers — have been killed in various forms of ambush launched by insurgents since 2019, according to a report by SB Morgan (SBM) Intelligence.
The research organisation, SBM intelligence, compiled and analysed data about happenings in the country, identifying 62 attacks perpetrated by insurgents in the period under review.
According to the report, 337 soldiers were killed in ambush since 2019, while 29 operatives of the Nigeria Police Force and the Joint Task Force (JTF) also suffered the same fate.
In addition, 92 insurgents and 111 “unclassified persons” were killed in similar incidents.
Recall that on Saturday, fighters of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) killed Dzarma Zirkusu, a brigadier-general, and three soldiers of the Nigerian Army.
The brigadier-general and the soldiers were ambushed while heading to Askira in Borno to provide support for the troops on the ground.
The incident is one of several attacks by insurgents on troops of the Nigerian Army.
NORTH-EAST — THE HOTBED OF ATTACKS
The north-east region of the country recorded the highest number with 53 attacks, while north-west recorded nine attacks.
Borno recorded the highest number of sneak attacks with 45, followed Zamfara with seven and Yobe with four.
Other states that have recorded ambush are Kaduna (two), Katsina (two), Kebbi (one) and Sokoto (one).
