Number of Nigerians each state lost to terrorist attacks, banditry, others in 2020 (list)
Apart from the coronavirus pandemic, Nigeria witnessed widespread security challenges ranging from Boko Haram terrorism to banditry, kidnapping, among others.
According to a report by TheCable Index, 3,326 Nigerians in the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) were killed in 2020.
Nigeria's security chiefs during their visit to President Buhari at the Presidential Villa. Photo credit: Femi Adesina
Note that the figures in the report are for attacks by Boko Haram terrorists, bandits, kidnappers, and unidentified gunmen.
Suspected robbers and those killed by security forces are excluded.
Below is a state by state breakdown of the number of Nigerians killed in the previous year:
1. Gombe state - 1
2. Kebbi state - 3
3. Enugu state - 5
4. Jigawa state - 9
5. Kano state - 10
6. Osun state - 11
7. Imo state - 11
8. Yobe state - 12
9. Abia state - 13
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10. Kwara state - 14
11. Bauchi state - 15
12. Akwa Ibom state - 16
13. Ekiti state - 16
14. Ogun state - 22
15. Anambra state - 28
16. FCT state - 32
17. Ebonyi state - 38
18. Nasarawa state - 38
19. Ondo state - 39
20. Bayelsa state - 42
21. Oyo state - 42
22. Cross River state - 49
23. Lagos state - 56
24. Rivers state - 57
25. Edo state - 70
26. Kogi state - 72
27. Adamawa state - 76
28. Delta state - 103
29. Sokoto state - 119
30. Plateau state - 123
31. Niger state - 135
32. Taraba state - 145
33. Benue state - 156
34. Zamfara state - 219
35. Katsina state - 375
36. Kaduna state - 489
37. Borno state - 665
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Meanwhile, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt-General Tukur Buratai, has said that Nigerian troops will turn the table on the insurgent forces like Boko Haram, ISWAP and bandits who are disturbing the country in 2021.
The army chief gave the assurance on Thursday, December 31, 2020, at the TY Buratai Institute for War and Peace in Biu local government area of Borno state.
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