1,071 killed, 685 kidnapped in first quarter of 2019 in Nigeria – Police

May 1, 2019 by Delia Innoma 0 Comments

The acting Inspector-General of Police, Alhaji Mohammed Adamu, said that 1,071 persons lost their lives in crime-related cases across the country in the first quarter of 2019.

The IGP made this known 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 killed were from the North.

According to him, most of the murder cases recorded in the North are linked to banditry and communal violence.

– Punch

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