Murtala Abdullahi

Abdullahi Murtala is a researcher and reporter. His expertise is in conflict reporting, climate and environmental justice, and charting the security trends in Nigeria and the Lake Chad region. He founded the Goro Initiative and contributes to dialogues, publications and think-tanks that report on climate change and human security. He tweets via @murtalaibin

News

Murtala AbdullahiNovember 14, 2021
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Nigerian Troops Capture Anti-aircraft Guns, Improvised Armoured Vehicle from ISWAP

Nigerian troops on Saturday, Nov. 13, captured anti-aircraft guns and an improvised armoured carrier from Islamic State West Africa Province…
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Displacement & Migration

Murtala AbdullahiAbdulbaqi AliyuNovember 14, 2021
744

Zamfara: Kadamatsa Turns Ghost Community Following Constant Terror Attacks

Kadamatsa, a community in Zamfara state Northwest Nigeria, is now a ghost town as residents have fled their homes and…
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News

Murtala AbdullahiAbdulbaqi AliyuNovember 12, 2021
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Nigerian Military Overrun Terrorists Camp In Northwest

The Nigerian military and local self-defense groups are conducting operations in a notorious forest harbouring terrorists in Nigeria’s Northwest Zamfara…
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News

Murtala AbdullahiNovember 10, 2021
1,575

Nigeria Facing Security Risk From Pills Associated With Syria’s Civil War

Authorities in Nigeria have intercepted nearly half a million pills of Captagon, a synthetic stimulant drug associated with the Syrian…
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Podcast

Maryam MustaphaMurtala AbdullahiNovember 9, 2021
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Kaduna Train Attack Spotlights Risks Of Moving Through Nigeria’s Ungoverned spaces (Part 2)

"The Crisis Room" podcast series today will focus on the security risk faced by trains and possible mitigation measures. This…
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Analyses

Murtala AbdullahiNovember 6, 2021
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ISWAP’s Transport Inventory, Engineering Capacities Feeding Its Campaign Of Terror

ISWAP’s ability to capture, modify, and utilise motorised vehicles, as well as navigate water bodies with boats, has allowed the…
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News

Murtala AbdullahiAbdulbaqi AliyuNovember 4, 2021
1,229

Terror Group Suffers Casualties After Attacking Northwest Nigeria Community

A terror group in Northwest Nigeria has suffered casualties after running into an ambush set up by armed members of…
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News

Murtala AbdullahiNovember 3, 2021
1,380

ISWAP Targets Troops, Communication Asset In Magumeri

Nigerian troops on Wednesday, Nov. 3, engaged in a firefight with ISWAP fighters after the group breached the security of…
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News

Murtala AbdullahiNovember 2, 2021
1,594

Terror Gang Lieutenant Killed By Vigilantes In Zamfara

A vigilante group in the northwestern state of Zamfara has killed Ali Dan Hizge, a ranking member of a terror…
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Podcast

Maryam MustaphaMurtala AbdullahiNovember 2, 2021
688

Kaduna Train Attack Spotlights Risks Of Moving Through Nigeria’s Ungoverned spaces

Kaduna Train Attack Spotlights Risks Of Moving Thr | RSS.com Listen on: Apple | Spotify | RSS Traveling by train was…
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