Security
forces view the scene of a bomb explosion at St. Theresa Catholic
Church at Madalla, Suleja, just outside Nigeria's capital Abuja, on Dec.
25, 2011. Jihadist group Boko Haram claimed responsibility.
The findings, released by the Institute of Economics and Peace at the University of Maryland in its Global Terrorism Index 2015 report, stated that Boko Haram was responsible for 6,664 deaths in 2014, compared to the 6,073 deaths linked to IS in the same year.
The index stated that Nigeria witnessed "the largest increase in terror-related deaths ever recorded by any country," increasing by over 300 percent from 2013.
While IS continues to occupy the majority of terrorism-related headlines around the world, with it's conquest of several cities around Iraq and Syria, along with its major terror attacks on Western countries, Boko Haram has been active since 2009, attacking government buildings, shooting up Christian churches, and raiding entire villages and towns.
The Index noted that it wasn't the only terror group active in Nigeria in 2014, however, with Fulani militants killing another 1,229 people.
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A
gruesome video allegedly showing the executions of two men accused of
working as police spies has been released by Nigerian Islamist group
Boko Haram on March 2, 2015.
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