Violence in Nigeria

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Figure 1.5 Number of violent deaths in Nigeria caused by road accidents, by state
(June 2006-May 2014)
Data collected by Nigeria Watch show that Lagos has the highest number of
fatalities on the national level with 1,579, followed by Edo with 1,129 deaths,
and by FCT (Abuja) with 1,046 deaths. On the other hand, Ebonyi (51 deaths),
Taraba (68 deaths), and Akwa Ibom (91 deaths) recorded far fewer fatal road
accidents.
Lagos State
The number of Lagos residents is contested. According to the 2006 census, its
population stands at 9,013,534, contrary to the state government’s parallel count
of 17.5 million. 41 A recent World Bank demographic trend analysis reported that
the Lagos State population growth rate of 8% has resulted in its capturing 36.8%
of Nigeria’s urban population, which is estimated to reach 49.8 million people. 42
In this context, fatal car accidents are a challenge, with 212 deaths reported in six
months in 2006; 260 in 2007; and 306 in 2008. However, there was a large reduction
in road accident fatality rates, with 156 and 68 deaths in 2011 and 2012,
respectively. The figure went up again in 2013, with 119 deaths, but was moderate
in the first five months of 2014 (Table 1.3).
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