Kunle Adebajo

Head of Investigations at HumAngle. ‘Kunle covers conflict alongside its many intricacies and fallouts. He also writes about disinformation, the environment, and human rights. He's won a couple of journalism awards, including the 2021 Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Journalism, the 2022 African Fact-checking Award, and the 2023 Michael Elliott Award for Excellence in African Storytelling.

Armed Violence

Kunle AdebajoNovember 10, 2021
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725 Killed Across Nigeria In October Due To Insecurity, 235 Kidnapped

At least 725 people were killed in Nigeria between Oct. 1 and Oct. 31, according to data gathered by the…
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Features

Kunle AdebajoNovember 3, 2021
1,659

Vigilantes Defying The Odds To Protect Lives In Northwest Nigeria

Musa Abdullahi understood the risks when he left life as a full-time farmer to sign up as a vigilante many…
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News

Kunle AdebajoOctober 27, 2021
6,350

Names Of Lekki Toll Gate Massacre Victims We Have So Far

At a quarter to 7 p.m. on Oct. 20, 2020, officers of the Nigerian Army started shooting at a group…
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Features

Kunle AdebajoOctober 20, 2021
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#EndSARS Anniversary: Nigerian Protest Mobilisers Disappointed But Hopeful

Solomon Adewole has seen first-hand how Nigerian police officers abuse their power to harass and extort people. He himself had…
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Analyses

Kunle AdebajoOctober 15, 2021
1,940

What New Surrenders Tell Us About Boko Haram’s Size, State Propaganda

The surrender of hordes of insurgents to state forces in Nigeria is not strange. Similar events were recorded in previous…
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Features

Kunle AdebajoOctober 12, 2021
1,790

Displaced By ‘Bandits’ (5): The Different Shades Of Zamfara’s Humanitarian Tragedy

Usman Muhammed and his family were not going to leave their hometown even in the face of severe suffering. There…
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News

Kunle AdebajoOctober 9, 2021
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Humanitarian Reporting Crucial But Must Be Done Right, Ben Parker Reflects As He Bows Out

Reporting the aid industry as well as humanitarian crises is tough but also incredibly important, says Ben Parker, co-founder and…
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News

Kunle AdebajoOctober 7, 2021
1,535

Nigerian Security Forces Record Heavy Toll As 722 Are Killed In September

Nigeria’s security agencies recorded an especially high number of casualties due to armed violence in Sept. 2021, analysis of data…
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Analyses

Kunle AdebajoOctober 2, 2021
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Data: How Buhari’s Oct. 1 Speeches Reflect Nigeria’s Growing Insecurity

Ever since Nigerian first and only Prime Minister, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, delivered a speech to mark Nigeria’s independence on Oct.…
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Features

Kunle AdebajoSeptember 28, 2021
1,149

Displaced By ‘Bandits’ (4): The Different Shades Of Katsina’s Humanitarian Tragedy

Somewhere along Dutsinma Road in Katsina lies the office of one of Nigeria’s lesser-known construction companies. A white sliding gate…
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