Johnstone Kpilaakaa

Johnstone Kpilaakaa is a journalist reporting from the front lines of conflict, displacement, and humanitarian crises across Nigeria’s Middle Belt region. His work centres on people caught in cycles of violence and neglect, while holding institutions to account. He is a 2024 MTN Media Innovation Programme Fellow at the School of Media and Communication, Pan-Atlantic University, Nigeria.

Featured

Johnstone KpilaakaaJune 11, 2026
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Caught in the Crossfire: Why UNIJOS Students Keep Dying Every Time Jos Burns

The last time Abdullahi Alabi heard from his friend, Oluwafemi Adeyemo, it was a voice note. “I dey Terminus… I…
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Features

Johnstone KpilaakaaApril 1, 2026
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Plateau Communities Confront Kidnap-for-Ransom Crisis

It was just past 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, when Allwell Nelson was abducted from her family residence…
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News

Johnstone KpilaakaaMarch 30, 2026
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What We Know About the March 29 Terror Attack in Jos

Sunday evenings are usually a beehive of commercial activity at Angwan Rukuba Junction, but it turned deadly on March 29,…
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Armed Violence

Johnstone KpilaakaaFebruary 12, 2026
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The Unending Attacks Strangling Life in Benue-Cameroon Borderlands

The terrorists struck on a day the people of Abande know by heart. Every five days, the settlement in Mbaikyor…
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News

Johnstone KpilaakaaFebruary 6, 2026
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HumAngle Foundation Holds Roundtable with Plateau Peacebuilding Actors

HumAngle Foundation, a sister organisation of HumAngle Media, has convened 17 peacebuilding actors, including civil society organisations, government institutions, and…
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Analyses

Johnstone KpilaakaaDecember 22, 2025
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#HumAngle2025RoundUp: HumAngle’s Top 10 Atypical Stories in 2025

1. The Making and Unmaking of Abubakar Shekau Abubakar Shekau, a founding leader of the Boko Haram terror group, killed…
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Armed Violence

Johnstone KpilaakaaDecember 9, 2025
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Five Years After He Killed a UNIJOS Student, Nigerian Police Officer Faces Death Sentence

Ruya Auta, the Nigerian police officer who shot and killed 20-year-old Rinji Bala on May 13, 2020, has been sentenced…
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Development

Johnstone KpilaakaaNovember 30, 2025
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#HumAngleShowcase25 Bears Witness to the Realities of Vulnerable Communities and Press Freedom in Nigeria

Every day, journalists covering conflict and humanitarian issues worldwide navigate significant risks to document the experiences of affected communities. HumAngle,…
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Analyses

Johnstone KpilaakaaNovember 24, 2025
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Fact Check: False ‘Terrorist Hideout’ Coordinates in Benue Risk Turning Civilians into Targets

When an X user, who goes by Chibuenyi (Don Machiti), announced that he had obtained “coordinates of [terrorists] hideouts” and…
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Armed Violence

Johnstone KpilaakaaOctober 30, 2025
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What’s Left of Benue State’s Deserted Communities?

The paths that lead home are now silent. But it wasn’t always like that. Years ago, weekdays in Tse Torkula…
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