No fewer than 137 terror attacks took place in 34 states of the federation in the last one month with Borno, Benue, Ondo worst hit.
Vanguard reports that civilians constitute 67 percent of victims of the attacks carried out mostly by Boko Haram ISWAP in the North East and IPOB in the South East as well as bandits and militias in the South West and North Central respectively.
Only Nasarawa and Jigawa States were free from attacks within the period under review, with their last reported incidents occurring in January 2026.
The report gave a breakdown which shows the North-East, Borno State top the list recording the highest incidents of 19 nationwide
Yobe, Bauchi and Adamawa States recorded four attacks each against security formations and deadly village invasions and abductions.
Taraba recorded two attacks, while Gombe had three, all against farming communities.
Sokoto State recorded eight attacks, due to persistent bandit attacks and kidnappings.
Katsina had four, while Zamfara and Kebbi recorded three invasions each, including mass casualty attacks and village raids.
Kano State recorded had a kidnapping case.
Benue State experienced 10 attacks, including multiple village invasions while Plateau State suffered five coordinated attacks on rural communities and security patrols.
Six attacks took place in Kogi State mostly on highways against travellers and neighbouring Niger State recorded seven attacks including large-scale village invasions and ambushes on security personnel. Kwara had three incidents, including a major massacre in Kaiama.
Curiously, the Federal Capital Territory experienced eight attacks mostly in satellite communities around Bwari and Kubwa.
Abia State recorded five incidents, including attacks on security personnel and kidnappings as well as Imo and Enugu recorded four each, involving raids on facilities and security operations and deadly attacks and abductions along highways.
Ebonyi had four attacks including the killing of a traditional ruler and child abductions.
Anambra witnessed three attacks mainly involving armed confrontations and attempted kidnappings.
Edo State had five incidents, Rivers State four incidents, Bayelsa and Cross River States recorded two incidents each including kidnapping-related cases while
Akwa Ibom State and Delta States recorded one attack each.
Ten attacks took place in Ondo State emerging as the most affected in the region, as Oyo and Ekiti States had five incidents each, while Osun State has two and Ogun State recorded one.
Lagos State had one unconfirmed incident linked to highway kidnappings.
