Nigeria has been ranked eighth – with only 385 deaths recorded – in the 2023 global terrorism index (GTI).
The ranking comes as progress after the country moved two places away from the sixth position it occupied in the 2022 ratings.
It put the number of deaths that happened as a result of terrorism in Nigeria in 2022 at 385 – a fall of 23 percent from the previous year, which was 497.The report showed that though Nigeria is part of the 10 countries that accounted for 85 percent of all terrorism deaths in 2022, spatial dynamics of the attacks were shifting from northeastern Nigeria to Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger.
GTI showed that all three attacks took place in Borno and two were carried out by Islamic State West Africa , while local media fingered Boko Haram for one.“The impact of terrorism continues to decline in Nigeria; with total deaths falling by 23 percent, decreasing from 497 in 2021 to 385 in 2022. The number of terrorist attacks in Nigeria also fell considerably, with 120 incidents recorded in 2022 compared to 214 in 2021.
“Attacks in the state also decreased from 91 to 48 respectively, a decrease of 47 percent. ISWAP is now the most prominent group in Borno State, recording 40 incidents that resulted in 168 deaths in 2022, compared to Boko Haram’s six incidents and 63 deaths.
Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
MNJTF arrests Boko Haram 'logistics suppliers, scores of collaborators' in Borno | TheCableThe Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) says troops of sectors 3 and 4 have arrested three suspected logistics suppliers of Boko Haram in Borno. Kamarudeen Adegoke, MNJTF’s chief military public
Read more »
Political power in Nigeria - Part 11 | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World NewsThe gubernatorial and state assemblies elections will hold, all things being equal, on March 18, 2023. In the meantime, I examine three issues that are relevant to our analysis of the phenomenon of power in the Nigerian polity.
Read more »
Stakeholders revisit Nigeria’s wheat production targets | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World NewsWorried by poor wheat production in Nigeria, agricultural experts and other stakeholders in wheat value-chain have resuscitated the set target of wheat optimisation in the country.
Read more »
Before Nigeria’s March 18 elections | TheCableAfter the February 25 presidential and national assembly elections, now heavily disputed, Nigeria goes to the polls again on March 18, 2023, to elect governors and members of state legislatures
Read more »
JUST IN: Foreign airlines' blocked funds in Nigeria hit $743m, says IATA | TheCableThe International Air Transport Association (IATA) says foreign airlines’ revenue blocked from repatriation by the Nigerian government has increased to $743 million from $662m in January 2023.
Read more »
Foreign airlines' blocked funds in Nigeria hit $743m, says IATA | TheCableThe IATA says foreign airlines’ revenue blocked from repatriation by the Nigerian government has increased to $743 million from $662m...
Read more »