Contrary to the perception that kidnapping is more prevalent in the South East and South South geo-political zones, a recent survey shows that people are more likely to be kidnapped in the South West than any other region in Nigeria.

The 2013 National Crime Victimisation and Safety Survey conducted by CLEEN Foundation with support from the United States based Macarthur Foundation shows that the South West has the highest incidents of kidnapping with 5 per cent of the respondent from the region saying they have either been kidnapped or attempts have been made to kidnap them.

The South South and the South East closely follows with 4 per cent kidnap rate. The region with the lowest rate of kidnapping is the North Central region with 2 per cent.

Rape and Attempted Rape

With 10 per cent incident of rape or attempted rape, the South South region is the rape capital of the country followed by the North East (6 per cent) and the South West and North West (4 per cent each). The South East is the region with the lowest propensity for rape with just 1 per cent.

The survey also shows that the national incidence of rape almost doubled from 3 per cent in 2011 to 5 per cent in 2013. Most of the respondent who claimed to have been raped said they were raped in and around their homes. Thirty-three per cent said they were raped nearest to their homes; 19 per cent were raped in their homes while 13 per cent cases of rape occurred in schools or place of work.

Robberies

The survey shows that cases of robbery rose 1 per cent from last year nationally. Kaduna recorded the highest cases of robbery with 43 per cent closely followed by Akwa-Ibom 42 per cent and Cross River 39 per cent. Jigawa and Kano States recorded the lowest cases of robbery with 5 and 3 per cents respectively.

The survey shows that more needs to be done about security in and around homes as 63 per cent of respondents said robberies occurred in homes or nearest to home.

Physical Assaults

South Eastern states recorded the highest rate of physical assaults, the report showed. Enugu State had the highest cases of assault with 84 per cent, closely followed by Ebonyi (77 per cent) Rivers (58 per cent) and Anambra (50 per cent). The cases of physical assault in Abuja rose from 15 per cent last year to 24 per cent. However cases of physical assault dropped drastically in Niger State from 68 per cent in 2012 to 6 per cent this year. Also physical assault dropped from 23 per cent in 2012 to 8 per cent this year in Jigawa State.

Source: PREMIUM TIMES
http://premiumtimesng.com/news/147105-south-west-nigerias-kidnap-capital-report.html

Brimmie:

Source: PREMIUM TIMES
http://premiumtimesng.com/news/147105-south-west-nigerias-kidnap-capital-report.html

We all know SW is d capital of many crimes, rape and kidnapping inclusive, but the SW controlled media always supress bad news from dia region and focus on other regions.

Now that an independent researcher has carried out research, fowl nyash has been exposed.

[size=14pt]BIAFRA, CRIME CAPITAL OF CENTRAL AFRICA[/size]

Where would you likely be a victim of crime in Nigeria? See the safest and most dangerous states in Nigeria.Enugu State, in the south east, is the official crime capital of Nigeria, a crime perception survey released on Monday in Abuja has said.At least 70 per cent of respondents to the survey in Enugu admitted they were victims of crime in the past year, the 2013 National Crime Victimization and Safety Survey conducted by CLEEN Foundation showed.The national average was 25 per cent – one in every four Nigerian. The survey showed a progressive decrease in the number of victims of crime in Nigeria.“There has been a six per cent decrease in actual experience of crime from the 31 per cent recorded in 2012 to the current 25 percent,” the report said.

The report surveyed for crimes like robbery, kidnapping, physical assault, phone and car theft, molestation and attempted molestation, domestic violence, attempted murder and other crimes.

The Crime Victimization Survey used data collected across Nigeria between June and July 2013.Closely following Enugu State is its neighbour, Ebonyi, where at least 65 per cent – at least three in every five residents – were victims of crime.Ekiti state, in southwest Nigeria, shares the same crime records with Ebonyi State. More than three in every five respondents admitted they were victims of crime last year.Ogun State, a neighbour to Lagos is the safest state in Nigeria with only about one in every 20 citizens admitting they were victims of crimes last year.Katsina State in Northwest Nigeria is the next safest. Only about one in every 10 residents was a victim of crime last year.Lagos State recorded 18 percent.Borno and Yobe, despite being the hotbed for Boko Haram attacks recorded seemingly low crime rates, according to the report. Only about one in every four resident admitted being victims of crime last year. Boko Haram militants have murdered over 1,500 people in the states since launching a vicious attack against government establishments, security agencies, religious places and the residents.

[size=16pt]At a geopolitical level, the South East recorded the highest number of crimes with 44 per cent of respondents complaining they were victims.[/size]

The North West recorded the lowest score of 18 per cent crime rate.On a gender scale, more men than women fell victims of crimes in Nigeria last year.“Further (segregation) by gender indicates that more men (27%) had actual experience than women (23%),” the report said.Irony of feelingAlthough Ogun State recorded the lowest actual experience of crime, almost everyone in the state fear they would become victims of crime.The findings of the 2013 survey indicated that 94 per cent of Ogun residents fear they are likely victims of crime. In actual sense, only one in 20 was a victim of crime.On a national scale, more than 7 out of 10 Nigerians had the fear of becoming victims of crime last year.The people who feel safest are those in Benue and Taraba States. Only 38 per cent of residents in those state had fears of becoming victims of crime. One in four residents of Benue state were victims of crime last year, and not more than one in every six in Taraba.“Analysing by gender, 73 percent of females feared becoming victims of crime compared to 71 percent of males,” the report said.“Overall, these findings are meant to assist the government, police and the entire criminal justice administration system to better understand emerging trends in crime and safety in Nigeria and consequently, to refine and deploy improved strategies to resolve the country’s current challenges of security and safety,” the authors, CLEEN Foundation, said.