In Nigeria's 1962-63 census, Northern leaders like Premier Ahmadu Bello advocated for figures claiming over half the population (around 29.8 million for North vs. 22 million South), securing dominance in parliamentary seats and revenue shares. PM Tafawa Balewa, aligned with Northern interests, approved the contested results amid Southern accusations of deliberate inflation through padded counts and under-enumeration in the South. Southern elites' failure to decisively challenge this via legal or political means perpetuated distrust, enabling similar manipulations in later censuses for federal allocations.
Inside the CFT House days before the theft
The thieves left the Macs, cameras, and every other valuable untouched
If this was a burglary, it was a highly selective one