At least 20 people were killed by gunmen in various attacks across the country last week (December 26 – January 1). A review of the figure indicates a decline of over 80 per cent when compared to the previous week when over 100 people were killed. Seven of those killed last week were security personnel including six soldiers and one policeman while another was a traditional ruler. All the geopolitical zones recorded at least one case except for the North-central where there was no media report of killings last week. Three in DeltaThree people were killed on Thursday in Delta State, South-south Nigeria, when some gunmen attacked a motor park in the state.

Source: The Guardian January 02, 2022 10:12 UTC