Aliyu Dahiru

Aliyu is an Assistant Editor at HumAngle and Head of the Radicalism and Extremism Desk. He has years of experience researching misinformation and influence operations. He is passionate about analysing jihadism in Africa and has published several articles on the topic. His work has been featured in various local and international publications.

Analyses

Aliyu DahiruAugust 20, 2025
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What Arrests of Ansaru’s Top Leaders Mean for Nigeria’s Security

On Aug. 16, Nigeria’s National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, announced that security services had captured two terror leaders, including…
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Features

Aliyu DahiruAugust 7, 2025
2,504

How Facebook’s Monetisation Programme is Fueling the Misinformation Economy in Northern Nigeria

The ring light in Amina Yusuf’s* room stood near an old white wardrobe. For months, it remained unused, except during…
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Extremism

Aliyu DahiruJuly 14, 2025
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Maitatsine: The Preacher of Fire (1927 – 1980)

It begins with the memory of smoke. Hadiza Yahaya, now in her late 70s, folds her shawl over her shoulders…
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News

Aliyu DahiruJune 21, 2025
5,521

Another Explosion in Kano? Here’s What We Know So Far

Authorities have confirmed a bomb explosion that killed at least five people and injured 15 others in Kano State, North…
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Armed Violence

Mansir MuhammedAliyu DahiruMay 24, 2025
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In Kano, Criminal Networks Evading Surveillance Are Terrorising Some Villages

Musbahu Shanono used to love the journey home. There was something about that drive from Lagos to Shanono, something about…
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Features

Aliyu DahiruMay 21, 2025
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Displaced Families Struggle to Survive as Humanitarian Aid Dries Up in Northern Nigeria

Among the displaced families seeking shelter, a large farm stretches across the uneven terrain of Bauchi State in northeastern Nigeria,…
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Analyses

Aliyu DahiruMay 15, 2025
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The Evasive Funding Channels Sustaining Boko Haram/ISWAP in Nigeria

Beneath the violence that has come to define the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) lies a highly organised financial…
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Analyses

Aliyu DahiruApril 29, 2025
2,268

From Shakahola to Migori: Kenya’s Struggle with Deadly Religious Cults

Two bodies and about 57 indisposed persons were recovered from St. Joseph Missions of Africa Church in Migori County, western…
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Armed Violence

Aliyu DahiruApril 4, 2025
2,177

Niger Coup Leader’s Terrorism Claims Stoke Anti-West Sentiment in Northern Nigeria

When General Abdourahamane Tchiani, Niger’s coup leader, sat before the camera on Dec. 25, 2024, his words did not dissolve…
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Analyses

Aliyu DahiruMarch 29, 2025
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Fact-Check: No, an 18-Seater Bus Carrying Passengers Was Not Burned in Nigeria’s North West

A widely shared post on social media claims that an 18-seater bus carrying passengers from the South-east was ambushed and…
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