Boko Haram Is Now The Wolrd Deadliest Terror Group......US Security Expert.

At  a lecture to mark the 2nd International Conference for Democracy and Good Governance in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, United States security expert Ambassador Daniel  Benjamin  described the Boko Haram sect as the deadliest terror group in the world. He pointed out that Boko Haram attained the status after it was observed that the violent Islamic group killed at least seven persons in each of its attacks in the North-East part of Nigeria.

The former Head, Counter Terrorism Bureau of the US State Department delivered a lecture on ‘The Nigeria Security Challenges and its implication for internal, Africa and Trans-Atlantic relations.’

According to him, though Boko Haram remained the deadliest terrorist group, Nigeria couldn’t be described as a war torn country like Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

He further  observed that the violent Islamic sect, which was well funded and armed, had become a security threat  to other countries like Cameroon, Chad and Niger.

“By 2012, Boko Haram was the second most deadly terrorist group in the world after Afghanistan’s Taliban then.

Founder of the Centre for Value and Leadership, Professor Pat Utomi who also spoke at the event reasoned  that no administration could accomplish anything without legitimacy.

Utomi, who delivered a lecture titled; ‘Nigeria’s Democracy: Issues and Challenges,’ maintained that only democracy could sustain legitimacy.

Others who spoke include A former Foreign Minister of Germany, Mr. Guido Westwelle, delivering  a lecture on ‘Deepening, Enlarging and Simplifying notable challenges for Nigeria in the Globalisation Era.’

Westwelle said  that Africa as a continent was on the right path politically and economically based on its performance so far.

In his remark, the Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, urged Nigerians to vote out the Peoples Democratic Party in 2015.

Insisting that there must be a change of power, Amaechi asked: “Do you like the way Nigeria is being governed now?

“We have one answer. Vote those people who have kept us in this condition out. Vote them out; whether they are from the Niger Delta, Southern Delta, whatever Delta.”

A truly inspiring lecture.