The SB Morgan intelligence report recorded no less than 167 attacks across the 36 states in the last four weeks.
Over 590 Nigerians died as a result of the continuous violence that occurred across the country in April.
Incidents of killings, kidnapping, and arson were recorded on an almost daily basis in different parts of the country, according to the report.
In the report, Benue state recorded the highest number of deaths with 127 people killed in 11 attacks. Next is Zamfara with 86 deaths in six attacks, and then, Borno with 85 deaths in nine incidents.
The number of deaths in other states includes Kaduna (32), Katsina (31), Anambra (29), Imo (25), Rivers (24), Yobe (21), Gombe (18), Niger (12), Kebbi (11), Akwa Ibom (10), Taraba (10), Lagos (9), Adamawa (6), Delta (6), Ebonyi (6), and Plateau (6).
Bayelsa and Ekiti recorded five deaths each, Cross River, Edo, and Osun recorded four deaths each; Ondo recorded three deaths; Abuja, Abia, Enugu, Nasarawa, and Ogun recorded two fatalities, and Oyo and Sokoto recorded one death each.
The northwest region of the country had the highest number of deaths with about 161 people killed in the period under review.
The region was closely followed by the north-central with 149 deaths, while the northeast, which is the hotbed of insurgency in the country, recorded 140 deaths.
The report also showed that the northern part of the country accounted for 76 percent of the deaths recorded in the country for the period under review.
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