A report published by a non-governmental organisation, Nigeria Mourns revealed that no fewer than 1,165 people were killed in violent attacks in the northwestern Nigeria and 113 kidnapped between January and August this year.
In its latest report, the group which tracks incidents of violent killings across the nation, said the cases in the northwest were recorded in seven states.
The group uses newspaper reports, police and family sources to gather its findings.
The report shows that Kaduna, Katsina and Zamfara states recorded the highest number of killings in six months.
The casualty figures, according to the report were Kaduna – 468, Katsina – 376, Zamfara – 204, Sokoto – 96, Kano – 10, Jigawa – 10 and Kebbi – 1.
The report stated that 1,068 persons were killed by suspected bandits, five by Boko Haram/ISWAP, 73 by armed herdsmen, six died in isolated attacks and 13 from extrajudicial killings.
The report also listed the monthly abductions in the region.
January – 11, February – 21, March 18, April – 8, May – 7, June – 14, July – 14 and August – 10.
Earlier reports by the organisation showed that 415 people were killed in July in violent crimes across Nigeria, 731 in June and 356 in May.
