Thursday, December 19, 2024 - The Presidency has responded after the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Wednesday, Dec 18, released the Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey (CESPS) report recording the number of Nigerians lost to insecurity.
The presidency stated that the country has witnessed a “drastic decline”
in cases of kidnapping, armed banditry, and cattle rustling.
The NBS had said approximately 614,937 Nigerians were murd£red in one
year based on surveys conducted between May 2023 to April 2024.
The report disclosed that 2,235,954 Nigerians were also kidnapped nationally
while N2.2tr was paid as ransom, an average amount of N2.7m per incident
Reacting
to the report, Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communications,
Barr. Daniel Bwala, said in a statement that the CESPS was aimed at
"Ensuring data transparency".
The presidential spokesman, who said the present administration was
committed to running an all-inclusive data-driven socio-economic agenda, added
that the CESPS is a novel concept that seeks to ensure that information rolled
out to the public are data-driven and not on conjectures or mere
assumptions.
He said, “Facts speak for itself. The country has witnessed a drastic
decline in cases of incessant kidnapping in the South, armed banditry, and
cattle rustling in the North, especially North West. The activities of the
proscribed group from the South East, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and
its affiliate – the Eastern Security Network, otherwise known as ‘Unknown
Gunmen’ have largely reduced.
“More importantly, the recent arrest of the Finland-based agent
provocateur, Simon Ekpa who had hitherto instigated endless onslaughts on
people from the South East.
“On the Northern flank, Nigerians have seen fewer school attacks in the
outgoing year, contrary to what was obtainable in recent years. This, no doubt,
further lends credence to the fight against crime by the current
administration.”
Meanwhile, the website of the National Bureau of Statistics was
hacked yesterday, a day after release the crime and statistics
report.
A statement yesterday on the X handle of the bureau urged its users to
disregard any report that emanated from there.
The statement read, “The NBS wishes to inform the public that its website has
been compromised. Our team is actively working to resolve the issue and restore
full functionality. We advise the public to disregard any messages or reports
published on the website until further notice. Thank you for your
understanding.”
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