Over 53,418 Nigerians have been killed by non-state actors that include insurgents, bandits, communal warriors, religious extremists, in the last seven and half years.
The killings took place since the inception of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari between May 29, 2015 and October 15, 2022.
This was revealed in a fresh data released by the Nigerian Security Tracker, a project of the Council on Foreign Relations of the United States of America.
An analysis of the report revealed that the 19 northern states of the country and the Federal Capital Territory recorded the highest death toll of 45,229. While the 17 states of the south recorded 8,099 deaths during the period under review.
– Geopolitical analysis –
On geopolitical basis, the data shows that the Boko Haram infested-Northeast recorded the highest death toll of 23,106. It is followed by the bandits-ravaged Northwest’s 13, 560; and herder-farmer conflict -inclined Northcentral’s 8,563.
The Southsouth zone recorded 3,688 deaths, Southeast 2,271: and Southwest 2,170.
– State-by – state anslysis –
A stats -by -state analysis of the report revealed that Borno State recorded 18,213 deaths, Adamawa (1,853), Yobe (1,375), Taraba (1,335), Bauchi (169) and Gombe (161).
Zamfara recorded 5,616 deaths, Katsina 2,037, Sokoto 872, Kaduna 530, Kebbi 331, Kano 149, and Jigawa 55.
Also, Benue had 2,771 deaths, Niger (2,572), Plateau (1,709), Kogi (654), Nasarawa (320), FCT (317), and Kwara, (250).
Ekiti had 109, Ondo 340, Osun 198, Ogun 507, Oyo 310, and Lagos 706.
The oil-rich Akwa Ibom had 373 deaths, Bayelsa (350), Cross River (685), Delta (720), Edo (463), and Rivers (1,097).
Whike Abia recorded 249 killings; Anambra 613, Ebony 562, Enugu 273, and Imo 574.
