Presidency mum as Nigeria’s terrorism ranking sparks fear, anger

Nigeria’s ranking arsenic the 4th astir terrorized state successful the satellite has sparked wide outrage and concern.

DAILY POST reports that the Global Terrorism Index, GTI 2026 study revealed that violent incidents successful Nigeria roseate by 43% successful 2025, with 171 attacks recorded, resulting successful 750 deaths.

The caller ranking marks a important summation from 2024, erstwhile Nigeria ranked sixth globally.

The study attributes the surge successful coercion to groups similar Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, which accounted for 80% of terrorism-related deaths crossed the state successful 2025.

Borno and different states successful the North East stay the epicenter of extremist unit successful Nigeria, with 67% of attacks and 72% of deaths.

The study has triggered palpable hostility successful galore parts of the state arsenic the daredevil terrorists proceed cognition peculiarly successful the North.

DAILY POST reports that hardly 3 months into 2026, the state has reportedly recorded astir 136 attacks by terrorists, bandits, suspected Fulani herdsmen and different non authorities actors with implicit 300 deaths.

The North-West geo-political portion is said to beryllium the hardest hit, with 217 fatalities, followed by the North-Central with implicit 100 deaths.

Anger, fearfulness way ranking

While a transverse conception of Nigerians blamed ...