Nigeria records 20,472 casualties from 5,291 violent incidents in four years

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Nigeria experienced a staggering 20,472 fatalities and injuries resulting from 5,291 separate incidents of violence between 2020 and 2024.

Presenting its annual violent conflict report 2025, Nextier, a non-governmental organisation, said its Violent Conflicts Database revealed that Nigeria recorded 43 incidents of terrorism and 1,306 bandit attacks in 2024.

Nextier Managing Partner, Ndubuisi Nwokolo stated this in Abuja on Wednesday.

According to him, the organisation conducted an in-depth examination of patterns in violent conflict by leveraging data from its comprehensive database.

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