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Statistics on Terrorism in Nigeria
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Fatalities due to terrorism worldwide, by country 2020
- Basic Statistic Terrorism index in Africa 2021, by country
- Basic Statistic Number of terror-related attacks in Africa 2007-2019, by country
- Basic Statistic Number of fatalities from terrorism in Africa 2007-2019, by country
- Premium Statistic Violent attacks by extremist organizations in West Africa 2018-2020, by country
- Basic Statistic Deaths caused by Al-Shabaab in Somalia 2017-2021
Domestic terrorism
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- Basic Statistic Terrorism index in Nigeria 2011-2019
- Premium Statistic Risk index score of money laundering and terrorist financing in Nigeria 2018-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of deaths and injuries related to terrorism in Nigeria 2019
- Basic Statistic Number of people kidnapped in terrorist attacks in Nigeria 2017-2019
Terrorist groups
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- Basic Statistic Terrorist groups responsible for the most fatalities worldwide 2020
- Basic Statistic Deaths caused by political instability in Nigeria 2011-2022, by perpetrator
- Premium Statistic Terror-related deaths from attacks by Fulani extremists in Nigeria 2019
- Basic Statistic Christians killed by terrorist groups in Nigeria 2015-2020, by perpetrator
Boko Haram
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- Basic Statistic Deaths caused by Boko Haram in Nigeria 2022, by state
- Basic Statistic Suicide bombings carried out by Boko Haram in Nigeria 2019
- Basic Statistic Number of civilians killed in Boko Haram's attacks in Nigeria 2020-2021
- Basic Statistic Deaths from Boko Haram attacks on military targets in Nigeria 2018-2019
Economic cost of terrorism
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Further related statistics
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- Terrorism - number of hostages taken by region
- Terrorism - kidnappings of private U.S. citizens 2011
- Satisfaction of Americans with the nation's security from terrorism 2013
- Number of countries that experienced severe losses from terrorism 2000-2014
- Estimated number of fighters in terrorist organizations as of 2013
- Terrorist attacks in the United States from by weapon type 1970-2018
- Terrorism: fatalities by region 2014
- Total number of U.S. terrorist attack fatalities worldwide from1995 to 2014
- Terrorism fatalities by target type 2014
- Global economic cost of terrorism 2014, by type
- Most deadly terrorist attacks in western countries 2014
- Number of terrorism incidents in most impacted countries 2021
- Fear of terrorist attacks in the United States 2013
- Terrorism incidents caused by major terrorist groups 2016
- Number of terrorist attacks in western countries 2014
- United Kingdom (UK): incidences of terrorism from 2010-2014, by perpetrator group
- Italy: fear of terrorist attacks in 2017
- Summer holidays: countries discarded by the risk of attack Spain 2016
- Terrorism - suicide attacks and casualties worldwide 2016, by opposing forces
- Terrorist attacks by region in 2015
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- Terrorism - number of hostages taken by region
- Terrorism - kidnappings of private U.S. citizens 2011
- Satisfaction of Americans with the nation's security from terrorism 2013
- Number of countries that experienced severe losses from terrorism 2000-2014
- Estimated number of fighters in terrorist organizations as of 2013
- Terrorist attacks in the United States from by weapon type 1970-2018
- Terrorism: fatalities by region 2014
- Total number of U.S. terrorist attack fatalities worldwide from1995 to 2014
- Terrorism fatalities by target type 2014
- Global economic cost of terrorism 2014, by type
- Most deadly terrorist attacks in western countries 2014
- Number of terrorism incidents in most impacted countries 2021
- Fear of terrorist attacks in the United States 2013
- Terrorism incidents caused by major terrorist groups 2016
- Number of terrorist attacks in western countries 2014
- United Kingdom (UK): incidences of terrorism from 2010-2014, by perpetrator group
- Italy: fear of terrorist attacks in 2017
- Summer holidays: countries discarded by the risk of attack Spain 2016
- Terrorism - suicide attacks and casualties worldwide 2016, by opposing forces
- Terrorist attacks by region in 2015
US Department of Homeland Security. (October 31, 2019). Number of hostages taken by terrorists worldwide in 2018, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/622579/hostages-taken-by-terrorists-worldwide-by-country/
US Department of Homeland Security. "Number of hostages taken by terrorists worldwide in 2018, by country." Chart. October 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/622579/hostages-taken-by-terrorists-worldwide-by-country/
US Department of Homeland Security. (2019). Number of hostages taken by terrorists worldwide in 2018, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/622579/hostages-taken-by-terrorists-worldwide-by-country/
US Department of Homeland Security. "Number of Hostages Taken by Terrorists Worldwide in 2018, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/622579/hostages-taken-by-terrorists-worldwide-by-country/
US Department of Homeland Security, Number of hostages taken by terrorists worldwide in 2018, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/622579/hostages-taken-by-terrorists-worldwide-by-country/ (last visited April 01, 2023)
Number of hostages taken by terrorists worldwide in 2018, by country [Graph], US Department of Homeland Security, October 31, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/622579/hostages-taken-by-terrorists-worldwide-by-country/