FG Plans Database for 25,000 Missing Nigerians •ICRC: 14,000 children unaccounted for, 13,000 family members searching for missing loved ones Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja The federal government ye
Kingsley NwezehThe federal government yesterday said plans were afoot to create a database that would comprehensively capture the details of missing persons within the country as a result of insecurity, armed conflict, among other factors.
Ojukwu, who was represented by the Director of Human Rights Institute, Mrs. Ifeoma Nwakama, stated that the family members of the missing persons had continued to seek answers from government on the whereabouts of their loved ones. “Down the line, we now started witnessing increasing incidence of conflicts, crises here and there. We can no longer refer to only what’s happening in the North-east. Where is it not happening? It is happening all over the country.
“This is what the government has done to attend to do some sort of tracing to find out what is happening. When you listen to families, it is really sad going through this type of trauma,” he said. “These are the numbers of cases that have been registered with the ICRC and Nigerian Red Cross Society. We know that this number is likely just a tip on of the iceberg.
Farouk, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Nasir Sani Gwarzo, added that, “the latest figures show that out of the 64,000 disappeared persons across Africa, Nigeria is recording over 25,000 missing persons including over 14,000 children.
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