The Nigerian Bureau of Statistics in conjunction with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency released the Drug related crime statistics from year 2010 – 2014.
NUMBER OF ARRESTS BY STATES
The report showed a total of 8,805 arrests were made. The states that had the highest number of arrests in 2014 are..
- Katsina – 609
- Kano – 503
- Bauchi – 471
- Lagos – 434
- Akwa Ibom- 401
TOTAL NUMBER OF DRUG CASES BY GEOPOLITICAL ZONE
The North West Geo-political Zone recorded the highest number of Drug cases in 2014, while North East recorded the lowest.
North East – 1,017
North Central – 1,416
North West – 2,261
South East – 1,136
South South – 1,314
South West – 1,682
NUMBER OFCONVICTIONS SECURED BY STATE
Kano secured the highest with a total of 182 convictions, followed by Kaduna with 151, while Lagos secured 125 convictions. Borno State secured the least with 2 convictions.
