According to stakeholders, at least 25,000 persons are said to be missing. This is according to a statement, by the International Committee of the Red Cross.
The missing persons are victims of conflict in the North-East.
The statement was signed by Aliyu Dawobe and Pat Griffiths and issued ahead of its Tuesday meeting with stakeholders.
The meeting is being co-hosted by the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, as well as the National Human Rights Commission.
Also, Anne-Sofie Stockman, an ICRC delegate who works with families of the missing in Nigeria, disclosed that the actual number of missing persons could be much higher than the 25,000 figure.
