Nigeria, May 26 -- The security situation in Nigeria deteriorated in the past week, with at least 95 people killed and 68 others kidnapped across the country. These figures are significantly higher than what was recorded in the previous week.

These figures were collated from our review of media coverage as well as social media reports by reliable conflict analysts and experts between 17th and 23rd of May.

This report only documents attacks by non-state armed groups. However, security agencies also recorded some success in the period under review. For instance, security operatives carried out raids on terror camps in the North-west and the South-east, resulting in the killing of terrorists and the recovery of weapons.

Also, there were i...