A non-governmental organisation, Nigeria Mourns said at least 1,165 people were killed in violent attacks in the Northwestern region of Nigeria between January and August this year.
It added that no fewer than 113 people were also kidnapped in the region in the last eight months.
In its latest report, the group which tracks incidents of violent killings across the nation said the cases in the Northwest were recorded in seven states.
The group uses newspaper reports, police and family sources to gather its findings.
The latest report shows that Kaduna, Katsina and Zamfara states recorded the highest numbers of killings in six months.
The report states that 1,068 persons were killed by suspected armed bandits, five by Boko Haram/ISWAP, 73 by armed herdsmen, six died in isolated attacks and 13 from extrajudicial killings.
