The Statistician General of the Federation/CEO of Nigerian National Bureau of Statistics, Dr Yemi Kwale says the number of people killed and kidnapped in the first quarter of 2019 which was disclosed by the Inspector General of Police, Adamu Mohammed shows 8 people are kidnapped and 12 people killed everyday.

The NBS boss made this known in response to a report by Punchng that 1,071 persons lost their lives in crime-related cases across the country in the first quarter of 2019.

He said, “This will be 8 people kidnapped and 12 people killed everyday. If this data is correct and properly reported then it’s more serious than I thought.”

The figures was made known by the IGP Adamu during the quarterly Northern Traditional Rulers’ Council meeting held on Tuesday in Kaduna.

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