Mohammed Adamu, acting
inspector-general of police, says at least 1,071 persons lost their lives in
crime-related cases across the country in the first quarter of 2019.
Speaking during the quarterly
northern traditional rulers’ council meeting held on Tuesday in Kaduna, Adamu
said the crime statistics showed that between January and April, at least 685
persons were kidnapped across the country.
He said 767 of the persons were
killed in the north.
Adamu said with 436, north-west
topped the death list while north-central came second with 250 and the
south-south followed with 130 deaths.
He said Zamfara recorded with 203
murder cases, topping the national prevalence rate, next to Kaduna with 112
reported cases while 90 people were killed in Benue state.
According to him, most of the
murder cases recorded in the worth were linked to banditry and communal
violence.
In relation to banditry, he said,
a total of 175 deaths were reported between January and April this year with
Zamfara state topping the list with 104 reported cases, followed by Katsina
state with 21 killed by bandits and Sokoto state with 19 cases.
On kidnappings, the IGP said 546
or 79.8 per cent of the national total were recorded in the three northern
geopolitical zones.
He said the highest zonal
prevalence rate occurred in the north-west where 365 persons were reportedly
kidnapped within the period under review.
“This is followed by the
north-central geopolitical zone where 145 persons were kidnapped. It is
pertinent to mention that Zamfara has the highest national kidnap rate with 281
victims in what has been directly linked to the activities of bandits in the
state,” he said.
“This is followed by Kogi and
Niger states where 65 and 51 persons, respectively were kidnapped within the
period.”
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