Buharimeter, a platform monitoring the implementation of the electoral promises of President Muhammadu Buhari, has reported that about 800 Nigerians were murdered by the extremist Boko Haram sect within the first 100 days of Buhari’s presidency, Premium Times reports.
The revelation is contained in a report issued by the monitoring platform to mark Buhari’s stewardship in his first 100 days in office.
The report said Buhari, in keeping with his campaign promise, prioritized the fight against Boko Haram in northeast Nigeria.
It said despite the president’s best efforts, there had been several attacks by the extremist group, leaving deaths, blood and sorrow in their wake.
“However, in the last 100 days, there have been over 30 successful attacks and bomb explosions which claimed the lives of over 800 people and caused the destruction of properties worth millions of naira,” the report said.
The platform however praised the President for revving up the war against the terrorists.