Between 2011 and 2021, Boko Haram was responsible for thousands of deaths in Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, and Niger. Nigeria is the country mostly affected by the terrorist group's attacks. States in the North-East register the highest number of deaths. Borno is by far the most threated state, in that, Boko Haram has caused over 34 thousand deaths in this area. Among the news on attacks mostly present in the media, the kidnapping of 276 female students from a secondary school in Borno in 2014 received a global response. As of April 2021, over 100 girls were still missing, and six students were believed to have died.
States most affected by Boko Haram's deadly attacks in Nigeria from 2011 to 2021
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Council on Foreign Relations. (November 25, 2021). States most affected by Boko Haram's deadly attacks in Nigeria from 2011 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197570/deaths-caused-by-boko-haram-in-nigeria/
Council on Foreign Relations. "States most affected by Boko Haram's deadly attacks in Nigeria from 2011 to 2021." Chart. November 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197570/deaths-caused-by-boko-haram-in-nigeria/
Council on Foreign Relations. (2021). States most affected by Boko Haram's deadly attacks in Nigeria from 2011 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197570/deaths-caused-by-boko-haram-in-nigeria/
Council on Foreign Relations. "States Most Affected by Boko Haram's Deadly Attacks in Nigeria from 2011 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197570/deaths-caused-by-boko-haram-in-nigeria/
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