Nigeria Ranked Among Top 10 Most Terrorized Nations in 2024

Nigeria has been ranked the 8th most terrorized countries in the world in 2024 according to global terrorism Index.

The report revealed that the epicenter of global terrorism has shifted from the Middle East into the Central Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa, which now accounts for over half of all terrorism related deaths.

Burkina Faso tops the list with Israel, Mali, Pakistan coming 2nd, 3rd and 4th respectively.

Syria is 5th on the list, Afghanistan 6th, Somalia 7th, Nigeria 8th, Myanmar 9th and Niger Republic 10th.

Burkina Faso according to the report suffered the worst impact from terrorism, with deaths increasing by 68% despite attacks decreasing by 17%.