Nigeria drops to the eighth-most terrorized nation in the world from sixth

In Nigeria, the number of terror-related incidents and fatalities fell to its lowest level in 12 years. According to the 2023 Global Terrorism Index (GTI) report released on Tuesday, March 14, terrorist activity in Nigeria decreased to its lowest level since 2011. Since 2009, the Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) insurgencies have killed thousands of Nigerians in the northeast, but the militants were less active in 2022.