Between 2011 and 2023, Boko Haram was responsible for thousands of deaths in Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, and Niger. Nigeria is the country most affected by the terrorist group's attacks. States in the North-East register the highest number of deaths. Borno is by far the most threatened state, in that, Boko Haram has caused over 38,000 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, while six students were believed to have died.
States most affected by Boko Haram's deadly attacks in Nigeria from 2011 to 2023
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Council on Foreign Relations. (July 30, 2023). States most affected by Boko Haram's deadly attacks in Nigeria from 2011 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197570/deaths-caused-by-boko-haram-in-nigeria/
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