In the past 10 years, no fewer than 25,000 persons have been reported missing in Nigeria, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Wednesday.

The Public Relations Officer of ICRC Nigeria, Aliyu Dawobe, who disclosed this in an interview with journalists in Abuja, said the missing people were those whose relatives reported and registered their cases with the charity organisation.

The ICRC PRO also stated that in the last nine months, over 400 people were traced and contact with their families was restored, while the families of 563 people in detention received news of their loved ones.

He further stated that the ICRC is currently organising an international conference for the families of the missing persons with the aim of gathering families of missing persons from all around the world to share their plights and to communicate on mechanisms and methods they have been coping with over the years.

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