Nigeria has sank deeper into the
abyss of terrorism and is now the 7th most-terrorised country in the
world, according to the latest ranking of the Global Terrorism Index (GTI).
From the 16th slot in 2008, Nigeria
went down to 11 in 2009; 12 in 2010; and now seven with a GTI of 7.24.
According to the report, Nigeria recorded 168 incidents of terrorism in 2011
from which 437 persons died, 614 persons sustained injuries and 33 properties
were destroyed. Nigeria is worse than Sudan, which is ranked 11th and Mali
(34th).
Ahead of Nigeria on the index are
Iraq (9.56), Pakistan (9.05), Afghanistan (8.67), India (8.15), Yemen (7.30)
and Somali (7.24)
Of the 158
countries, 43 are free of terrorism. They include Burkina Faso, Brazil, Congo
Republic, Gabon, Ghana, Jamaica, Gambia, Liberia, North Korea, South Korea,
Poland, Uruguay, Singapore and Zambia.
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