National Bureau of Statistic NBS said that right of property right violation topped the list of crime reported last year. In its latest report NBS said that offence against property has the highest number of cases reported with 65,397 of such cases reported.
According to the report “Crime Statistics on reported offences reflected that a total of 125,790 cases were reported in 2016. Offence against persons recorded 45,554 cases reported while offence against lawful authority and local acts recorded the least with 12,144 and 2,695 cases recorded respectively.
Lagos State has the highest percentage share of total cases reported with 36.08 per cent and 45,385 cases recorded. FCT Abuja and Delta State followed closely with 10.48 per cent and 13,181 and 6.25 per cent and 7,867 cases recorded respectively.
“Katsina State has the lowest percentage share of total cases reported with 0.10 per cent and 120 cases recorded. Abia and Zamfara States followed closely with 0.29 per cent and 364 and 0.38 per cent and 483 cases recorded respectively. “
NBS said “It is pertinent to state that offence against persons are those offences against human beings e.g. murder, manslaughter, infanticide, concealment of birth, rape and other physical abuse while offence against properties are those offences against human belonging, properties of any kind such as stealing, receiving stolen properties, obtaining property by false pretence, robbery, burglary and house breaking.
“Offences against lawful authority is any offence commitment against any establishment of the law e.g. failure to pay your tax (FIRS) amounts to an offence against lawful authority and Offences against local acts are those offences committed against laws that we cannot enforce outside Nigeria.”
