At least 3,785 deaths and 1,519 kidnap cases were recorded in 10 northern states including Federal Capital Territory (FCT) between January and June this year.
Borno, Plateau, Sokoto, Niger, Kaduna, Katsina, Benue and Zamfara are among the top 10 states with reported deaths and kidnapping cases, according to data obtained from Nigeria Security Tracker by StatiSense.
Other states include Nasarawa, Kwara, Kogi, FCT and Bauchi. However, the southern states of Imo, Lagos and Rivers fell into the top 10 in some categories.
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Some states fell within the top 10 in one category, but not in another. For instance, 237 deaths were recorded in Borno State in June [the highest casualty], but the state is not among the top 10 where kidnap cases were reported. This does not mean the state recorded zero kidnap cases within the period.
In June, 585 deaths and 289 kidnapping cases were recorded in the 10 northern states.
Of the total of 3,920 deaths reported across the six geographical zones between January and June, the north has 3,332 cases while the south recorded 558 casualties.
North East recorded 1,299, North Central: 1,194 and North West: 839. South East recorded 266 as South-South recorded 190, while South West recorded 132 cases.
The data show records of Kidnapping cases across the regions as follows: North Central, 569; North West, 511; South-South, 118; South East, 91; South West, 57 and North East, 38
The average daily number of deaths in the north is 18.5. However, analysts say there are several deaths and kidnap cases that were not reported.
