See Where Nigeria Ranks In List Of Countries With Worst Terrorism Impact

See Where Nigeria Ranks In List Of Countries With Worst Terrorism Impact

According to the most recent Global Terrorism Index (GTI) report, Nigeria has moved to eighth place, down two steps from its position in 2022, indicating that the country’s ranking has improved.

The Institute for Economics and Peace’s (IEP) annual report provides a comprehensive summary of the key global trends and patterns in terrorism since 2000, and attempts to systematically rank countries based on terrorist activities.

According to the 2023 index, Nigeria has moved down the list of nations most affected by terrorists due to a continuous decline in the number of terrorist deaths.

Ethiopia was the most improved country in the Sub-Saharan region in 2022, with the country continuing to record zero terrorism-related deaths for the sixth consecutive year. Al-Shabaab was responsible for two attacks in Ethiopia in 2022, but no one was killed.

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Nigeria had the greatest decrease in terrorism-related deaths in the region in 2022. Deaths in Nigeria have dropped by nearly a quarter, from 497 in 2021 to 385 in 2022, and are now at their lowest level since 2011.

This decrease in deaths was driven by a significant decrease in ISWA-related deaths, with the group responsible for 57 attacks in 2022, compared to 79 in 2021.

The GTI further disclosed that the spatial dynamics of terrorism have changed over the last two years in the Sahel.

“Previously, northeastern Nigeria along with Chad, Cameroon and Niger was the epicentre of terrorist activity, with ISWA and Boko Haram responsible for most of this.

“Since 2020, deaths from terrorism have declined in Nigeria’s Borno State and the neighbouring areas of Chad, Niger and Cameroon.”

However, there are indications that terrorism’s spatial dynamics in the Sahel are shifting from northeastern Nigeria to the tri-border area of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger and this marks the further trans-nationalisation of terrorism across
the Sahel, and beyond to coastal West Africa.

“Groups like IS and JNIM are also seeking safe havens and new theatres of
operations. Many of these new areas are demographically, economically and ecologically similar to regions in Mali, Nigeria, Burkina Faso and elsewhere, from which jihadi groups initially emerged over a decade ago.

“This trend is not uniform but, as Niger and Nigeria both recorded improvements in their scores. Other Sahelian states such as Mauritania, Senegal and the Gambia continue to experience little-to-no terrorism”.

Meanwhile, deaths in the tri-border region of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger (also known as Liptako-Gourma) have increased rapidly, owing to the growth of IS affiliates and JNIM. Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger became the epicenters of Sahelian terrorism between 2012 and 2022.

Prior to this, Nigerian deaths peaked in 2014 at 2,101, before declining in five of the following nine years. After 865 deaths in 2020, terrorism-related deaths in Nigeria decreased by 43% in 2021 and 35% in 2022.

While things appear to be improving in Nigeria, experts say armed extremist groups such as Boko Haram and ISWA continue to pose a significant threat.

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