The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has berated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) over Nigeria’s ranking in the 2026 Global Terrorism Index, describing the development as a grim reflection of worsening insecurity in the country.

In a statement issued on Thursday, the opposition party said Nigeria’s position as the fourth most impacted country by terrorism globally underscores what it called the failure of the current administration to protect lives and property.

The report, released by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), ranked Nigeria behind Pakistan, Burkina Faso and Niger, with the country recording the largest increase in terrorism-related deaths in 2025.

According to the index, fatalities in Nigeria rose by 46 per cent from 513 in 2024 to 750 in 2025, placing it among countries accounting for nearly 70 per cent of global terrorism deaths.

Reacting, the PDP, in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, accused the Tinubu administration of being indifferent to the plight of Nigerians amid escalating violence.

The party said: “It is most painful that those who promised to secure the country are wining, dining and dancing in a faraway land while terrorists continue to kill and kidnap citizens rampantly.”

The PDP added that the report merely reflects the daily reality of Nigerians, who, according to it, are now more insecure than at any other time in the Fourth Republic.

It further alleged that insecurity under the current administration has become a “trillion-naira economy,” urging the Federal Government to move beyond what it described as reactive responses to security challenges.

The opposition party called on the President and the nation’s security hierarchy to adopt a “whole-of-society approach” to addressing insecurity, stressing the need for both immediate cessation of attacks and long-term strategies for sustainable peace.

“It needs reminding that the primary duty of every government is the protection of lives and property—a task that this administration has consistently failed glaringly,” the statement added.

The PDP also urged Tinubu to deploy his political acumen towards addressing the security crisis, noting that Nigerians are increasingly frustrated by persistent killings and abductions across the country.

Meanwhile, the report highlighted that jihadist violence surged in Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo despite a global decline in terrorism.

The IEP noted that worldwide deaths from terrorism fell by 28 per cent to 5,582, while total attacks dropped by nearly 22 per cent.

Nigeria continues to grapple with a complex security landscape, driven by insurgent groups such as Boko Haram and its offshoots, alongside banditry and communal violence, particularly in the northern and central regions.

Security analysts have also raised concerns over the emergence of new threats, including armed groups such as the Lakurawa faction, further compounding the country’s security challenges.