Instead of dismissing the recently released Global Terrorism Index (GTI), which ranks Nigeria as the sixth most affected by terrorism globally, the military should view it as a wake-up call, as well as an opportunity to intensify efforts and ensure that peace is restored in the country, Davidson Iriekpen writes
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) recently dismissed the listing of Nigeria by Global Terrorism Index (GTI) as the sixth country most affected by terrorism in the world. Furiously describing the group as an ‘outsider,’ it declared the report as unreliable, insisting that it cannot be more credible than the first-hand accounts of the armed forces on counter-terrorism efforts.