Isah Ismaila

Isah Ismaila is an investigative reporter at HumAngle focusing on conflict, displacement, and systemic neglect across Nigeria and the Lake Chad region. He amplifies the voices of vulnerable communities through trauma-informed and accountability-driven storytelling. Isah is also a media educator and public speaker.

Analyses

Isah IsmailaFebruary 5, 2026
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Kwara Massacre of 170 Despite Warning Raises Questions About Nigeria’s Security Intelligence

On Feb. 3, Nigeria witnessed one of its deadliest rural attacks in recent memory. Terrorists stormed Woro and Nuku villages…
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Featured

Isah IsmailaJanuary 19, 2026
322

Asure: The Women Showing Financial Resilience Through Cultural Feasts in Jigawa

The harvest season is a moment of festivity in Medu, a Hausa farming community in the Gagarawa Local Government Area…
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Featured

Isah IsmailaDecember 12, 2025
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A Decade After Zaria Massacre, Families Still on Long Walk to Justice

Fatima Alhassan is 20 years old now, but her voice still carries the weight of a ten-year-old girl who watched…
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News

Isah IsmailaHajara IbrahimNovember 7, 2025
2,066

MSF, Katsina Government, Others Mobilise Action Against Malnutrition Crisis in Nigeria

In July, the humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) revealed that Nigeria’s northwestern region is facing an alarming malnutrition crisis,…
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Analyses

Isah IsmailaOctober 9, 2025
3,932

What Needs to Change in Nigeria’s Urbanisation for Frequent Floods to Cease?

In May, floods swept through Mokwa, a community in Niger State, North Central Nigeria, killing over 160 people — the…
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Accountability

Isah IsmailaSeptember 24, 2025
8,115

Nigerian Fire Service Officers Drown in Debt Over Unpaid Salaries

In December last year, Talle Bello* received his appointment letter to join Nigeria’s Federal Fire Service. Like many others, he…
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Health

Isah IsmailaAugust 25, 2025
2,736

One Family’s Devastating Struggle With a Mysterious Disease

In a compound nestled in Gitata, a remote community in Nasarawa State, North Central Nigeria, life has slowed to a…
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Features

Isah IsmailaAugust 15, 2025
2,881

Gang Violence Traps Minna in a Cycle of Bloodshed

The day after Eid al-Fitr, a festive period for Muslims, is usually quiet; a time for rest, reflection, and recovery…
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Analyses

Isah IsmailaJune 21, 2025
3,567

Six-Month Killing Spree: Lakurawa Terrorists Leave 59 Dead in North West Nigeria

Between January and June 2025, Lakurawa terrorists carried out multiple attacks across Sokoto and Kebbi States in northwestern Nigeria, killing…
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Featured

Isah IsmailaJune 4, 2025
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One Chance: Inside Abuja’s Unending Crime Wave of Car Abductions and Burglary

“‘Oya Oya, tell am make him wire us ₦200k before we leave you; if not, na Kaduna we go carry…
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