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How Lagos, Abuja Topped List Of 138,309 Statutory Marriages In 8 Years
About 138,309 statutory marriages have been conducted in Nigeria within the period of 8 years.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that 138,309 statutory marriages were conducted in Nigeria from 2015 till date, as revealed by the Federal Government.
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This was contained in a report released by the Ministry of Interior titled ‘A documentation of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration scorecard (2015–2023)’.
The ministry oversees the Nigerian Correctional Service, Nigeria Immigration Service, Federal Fire Service, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Service Board.
According to the document, 138,309 statutory marriages were conducted within the period under review.
Also, it was reported that a total number of 251 places of worship were licensed to conduct statutory marriages.
For the statutory marriages, Lagos had the highest with 113,301, followed by Abuja, 9,845; Edo, 7,295; Rivers, 3,886; Imo, 3,125; Plateau, 562; and Kano, 295.
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In a similar development, the report also showed that there were 56,704 inmates in 2015, but the figure increased to 75,509 in 2022.
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