Number of people kidnapped in terrorist attacks in Nigeria 2017-2019

In 2019, 390 people were kidnapped in Nigeria in terrorist attacks. Several militant groups are active in the country, leading to attacks to both civil and military targets. Boko Haram is the deadliest terrorist group, an affiliate of the Islamic State. 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 January 2021, 112 girls were still missing, and six students were believed to have died. Borno, the headquarter of Boko Haram, is by far the most affected state by terror-related deaths in Nigeria.