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1,071 killed, 685 kidnapped in first quarter of 2019 – IG .
Adamu further said the North with 130 major robbery cases representing 59.43 per cent of the national total incident rate topped the list of armed robbery profile.
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.
On kidnappings, the IGP said 546 or 79.8 per cent of the national total were recorded in the three northern geopolitical zones.
The IGP made this known during the quarterly Northern Traditional Rulers’ Council meeting held on Tuesday in Kaduna.
