A Survey of Criminal Homicide in Nigeria

Emovon, Adesuwa C.; Lambo, T. Adeoye

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“…Other studies also document a striking male preponderance among the perpetrators and victims of homicide (Emovon and Lambo, 1978;Nwosu and Odesanmi, 1998;Mohammed et al, 2003). Firearm injury was the leading mode of homicidal death, followed by manual strangulation and stabbing.…”

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Pattern of coroners' autopsies at Ring Road State Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria: a retrospective study (1994-2000)

Akang

Akinremi²,

Oje

et al. 2009

Med Sci Law

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This study reviews 1,993 coroners' autopsies performed at the Adeoyo and Ring Road State Hospitals, Ibadan, over a seven-year period (January 1994 to December 2000). The most common indication for a coroner's autopsy was accidental death (59.6%), followed by homicidal death (20.7%), sudden natural death (11.6%), maternal death (1.4%) and suicidal death (0.4%). The overall male to female ratio was 2.8:1 and the majority of victims were in the fourth decade of life. Road traffic accidents were the leading cause of accidental death. Homicidal deaths were 9.3 times more common in male than female victims and the most common mode of death was firearm injuries. In contrast to an earlier study from University College Hospital, Ibadan, the present study has revealed a predominance of accidental and homicidal deaths, with a relatively lower rate of maternal deaths.

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Pattern of coroners' autopsies at Ring Road State Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria: a retrospective study (1994-2000)

Akang

Akinremi²,

Oje

et al. 2009

Med Sci Law

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“…This is in contrast to our study and most of the other African studies cited, in which blunt injuries accounted for a minority of cases. 4,5,7,12,14,19,21 This is probably due to strict gun laws in some European countries. 22 However, in the United States homicides are most often committed with guns, especially handguns.…”

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“…There is no doubt that homicides are a daily occurrence in our society especially with the prevailing unstable socioeconomic, political, ethnic and religious crises among numerous other societal challenges. 2–7 What is in doubt, however, is the availability of enough scientific data that reflect this societal burden. 8,9…”

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Pattern of homicide coroner's autopsies at University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria: 1997–2006

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There is relatively little information regarding the pattern of homicides in developing countries such as Nigeria. This study is aimed at determining the pattern and demographic factors associated with homicide cases seen in a Nigerian Teaching Hospital. It is a descriptive autopsy study of homicide cases seen at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan over a 10-year period from January 1997 to December 2006. All the coroner's autopsies for the period, of homicides or suspected homicides, were reviewed with emphasis on the following: gender, age, occupation, circumstances surrounding event, likely motive, type of weapon used, site(s) of injury and mechanism of death. Homicides accounted for 153 (3.1%) of the 4928 coroner's cases at the UCH within the study period. One hundred and thirty-seven of the 152 cases were men, and the overall age range was 4-83 years. The mechanism of death was haemorrhagic shock in 91 cases (59.9%); severe raised intracranial pressure in 58 cases (38.2%); septicaemic shock in two cases (1.3%); and asphyxia in one case (0.7%). Gunshot injuries accounted for 64.5% of the fatalities, sharp objects 21.1% and blunt force 14.5%. Most were victims of armed robbery attacks. The head, abdomen, chest and lower limbs were single sites of injuries in descending order of frequency and most of the cases sustained multiple injuries involving two or more of these sites. Gunshot deaths were the commonest form of homicides in the period under review. Young males and victims of armed robbery attacks were most susceptible.

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“…This observation was also shared by Akhiwu in Benin City,7 Obiorah in Port Harcourt,14 and Eze in Ibadan 10. In some publications, especially in the Northern part of the country, however, sharp weapons were predominantly used 14151617. From these observations, it can be concluded that firearms are the preferred choice in the southern part of the country while sharp weapons are more common modes in the Northern part of the country.…”

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An autopsy study of pattern and yearly trend of homicide in Warri, Nigeria

Nwachokor

Uchendu

Ijomone³

2019

Niger Med J

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Background:Homicide is a common cause of unnatural death and an index of the level of security of the state. The aim of this study was to analyze all autopsied unnatural homicide cases in Warri, Nigeria from 2003 to 2016 with emphasis on age, sex, regional distribution of injury, and circumstance of death.Materials and Methods:Six hundred and seventy-four cases were studied and relevant information extracted from police and autopsy records. These information were analyzed using SPSS 21.Results:Unnatural homicide cases accounted for 69.1% of 975 medicolegal deaths autopsied in this region, with a male to female distribution of 14:1. The mean age of the victims was 33.2 years with the highest incidence occurring in the 3rd decade. Firearms, sharp weapons, blunt weapons, suffocation, and burning were the methods used in 426 (63.2%), 162 (24.0%), 73 (10.8%), 11 (1.7%), and 2 (0.3%) cases, respectively. The chest, the head, and the neck were the most common parts of the body affected representing 275 (40.8%), 162 (24%), and 52 (7.7%) of cases.Conclusion:Unnatural death as a result of homicide is very common in the study area and mainly perpetrated using firearms and sharps with young males being the most vulnerable age group. The head, chest, and neck are more commonly affected regions of the body.

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A Survey of Criminal Homicide in Nigeria

Cited by 7 publications

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Pattern of coroners' autopsies at Ring Road State Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria: a retrospective study (1994-2000)

Pattern of coroners' autopsies at Ring Road State Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria: a retrospective study (1994-2000)

Pattern of homicide coroner's autopsies at University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria: 1997–2006

An autopsy study of pattern and yearly trend of homicide in Warri, Nigeria

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