Nigeria Records 79,323 Terror Deaths, 34,773 Abductions In 6 Years

Nigeria recorded 79,323 deaths and 34,773 civilian abductions in terrorism-related violence between 2020 and 2025, according to a six-year investigation by the Observatory for Religious Freedom in Africa (ORFA), which said the findings expose the scale and changing dynamics of the country’s security crisis.
The findings are contained in a report titled: “Four Times Boko Haram? How the World Misreads Nigeria’s Violence,” released in Jos on Tuesday. The report was accompanied by a statement signed by ORFA’s Senior Research Analyst, Mr. Frans Vierhout.
According to the report, the violence averaged seven attacks every day and claimed an average of 36 lives daily over the six-year period....