Nigeria Rises To Fourth On Global Terrorism Index As Deaths Jump 46 Percent — ISWAP And Boko Haram Drive Highest Toll Since 2020
Nigeria Rises To Fourth Place On Global Terrorism Index As Terror Deaths Jump 46 Percent — ISWAP And Boko Haram Drive Highest Death Toll Since 2020 Nigeria has risen to fourth place on the Global Terrorism Index compiled by the Australia-based Institute for Economics and Peace, recording 750 terrorism-related deaths in 2025 — a staggering 46 percent increase from the previous year and the country's highest death toll from terrorism since 2020. The grim milestone comes even as global terrorism deaths declined overall, making Nigeria's deterioration one of the most alarming counter-trends in this year's report and placing the country in the uncomfortable company of Pakistan, Burkina Faso, and Niger as the world's most terrorism-afflicted nations. The report said: "This marks the highest death toll since 2020, driven by internal instability as well as ongoing conflict between ISWAP and Boko Haram." [Newnationalstar](https://newnationalstar.com/seyi-tinubu-b...