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Four murders a day in Lagos

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    The Lagos area registered 7,380 murders from June 1994 to July this year, according to official crime statistics released by Lagos State Police Command Public Relations Officer Fabulous Enyaosah.

    A total of 10,200 armed robberies were recorded during the period, while 769 people suffered bodily harm between February 1993 and July this year.

    About 1,602 unspecified serious crimes were committed between July 1992 and July this year, while there were 2,600 burglaries and other cases of theft from February 1998 to July 1999.

    About 6,300 vehicles were reported stolen at different locations in Lagos between June 1994 and July 1999, the statistics added.

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