INSECURITY: 2,308 Killed Under Tinubu In Three Months — SBM Intelligence

A recent report by SBM Intelligence revealed that in the last quarter of 2023, between October to December, no fewer than 129 security personnel lost their lives, including 67 soldiers and 31 police officers.

The casualties also include operatives from the Department of State Security (DSS), correctional officers, customs officers, and members of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).

The report titled “Media Reported Killings in Nigeria” documented a total of 2,308 deaths during this period.

Borno State emerged as the epicentre of the incidents, reporting the highest number of deaths, with 540 recorded casualties. Gombe reported only one death, which is the lowest figure in the report.

The deaths were attributed to a range of violent incidents, including terrorist attacks, Boko Haram activities, armed robberies, abductions, and clashes among rival gangs.

THE WHISTLER reported that over the past three months, the nation’s capital has experienced an increase in various crimes, including minor thefts, ‘One Chance’ robberies, armed robberies, and kidnap cases.

Among the kidnap victims were one Mansoor Al-Kadriyar and his daughters. Al-Kadriyar was later released and asked to pay N60 Million to secure his children’s release.

Sadly, one of his daughters, Nabeeha, was killed when the family couldn’t meet the ransom demand. Although the remaining family members were eventually freed after the ransom was allegedly paid, abductions have continued to occur.

On January 7, kidnappers in military camouflage took at least 10 persons from Sagwari Layout Estate in the Dutse-Alhaji area of the FCT, resulting in the deaths of a 13-year-old girl, Folorunsho Ariyo, and two other victims.

Other incidents include the invasion of the Nigerian Army Estate at Kurudu Phase II on January 18, where two people were taken and the abduction of two teenage sisters from Guita community in Chikakore, Kubwa, Abuja, on January 28.