Global Terrorism Index Retracts Ranking Of IPOB As 10th World’s Deadliest Terror Group In 2022
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The Global Terrorism Index (GTI) has made a clarification regarding its ranking of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as the 10th deadliest terror group in the world.
GTI report had published annually by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), ranking the Biafra separatist group as the 10th deadliest terror group in the world in 2022.
However, GTI in a statement on Monday, March 27, 2023, titled: “Statement regarding Indigenous People of the Biafra (IPOB) & the Global Terrorism Index,” published on its website retracted its earlier report.
The statement reads: “The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is a pro-Biafra secessionist movement based in Southeast Nigeria that aims to establish an independent state of Biafra.
“IPOB was proscribed as a terrorist group by the Nigerian government in 2017. In recent years, IPOB has been linked to several attacks, which have been attributed to its paramilitary wing, the Eastern Security Network (IPOB-ESN). The group has not claimed responsibility for any of these attacks.
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“It is important therefore to differentiate between the peaceful activities of the group and its alleged involvement in violent activity.
“We have today updated the Global Terrorism Index 2023 to reflect this necessary clarification.”
