Age Firearm Matchet Stab (sharp objects) Blunt objects/fists Strangulation Total   PH KN PH KN PH KN PH KN PH KN PH KN 0--10 14 - 1 - - - 5 4 3 - 23 4 11-20 107 2 8  1 22 12 18 5 2 1 157 21 21-30 647 8 52 4 53 24 38  10 2 2 494 48 31-40 105 6 18 - 14 8 16 6 1  1 154 21 41-50 62 3 7 2 3 3 15 4 1  - 88 12 51—60 26 1 5 - - 1 7 2 1 - 39 4 61—70 19 - 3  - - 2 10 1 1 - 33  3 >70 10  - 1 - - - 5 - - - 16 - Total 692 20 95 7 92 50 114 32 11 4 1004 113 PH= Port Harcourt; KN= Kano

Table 1: Age distribution of Homicide victims and Types of weapons used by assailants.