Jihad Analytics, a renowned Global and International Terrorism Research/Analysis group that specializes in compiling data on terrorist actions globally, has revealed that Nigeria is the world’s second most attacked and terrorized country, after only Iraq and Syria.
The disclosure which was made in its half year report spanning January to June 2022 stated that while Iraq recorded 337 terrorists attacks, Nigeria recorded 305 attacks with Syria coming third following142 terrorist’s attack’s.
The disclosure by Jihad Analytics which employs global and cyber open-source intelligence and data, noted that the Boko Haram/ISWAP Terrorist group was mostly responsible for the attacks.
The report is coming against the backdrop of repeated claim’s by Nigerian government offiials that terrorist’s have been degraded, decimated and terrorism checkmated to the barest minimum.