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

Armed Violence

Murtala AbdullahiDecember 17, 2022
409

Nigerian Forces Recover 7 Abducted Chinese Nationals

An elite team of special forces soldiers has rescued seven Chinese nationals abducted six months ago from a mining site…
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Analyses

Murtala AbdullahiDecember 15, 2022
428

Counter Terrorism Operations Squeeze Islamic State Despite Elusive Leadership

Counter-terrorism forces have continued to have success in operations against the Islamic State leadership, killing two ‘caliphs’ and several high…
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The Crisis Room

Murtala AbdullahiDecember 13, 2022
386

Gun violence in Nigeria

Gun violence in Nigeria | RSS.com Listen On: Apple | Spotify | RSS Nigeria is facing widespread violence that has led to the loss of…
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Human Rights

Murtala AbdullahiDecember 12, 2022
363

A Farmer’s Troubled Return From De-Radicalisation Camp

The question infuriated Abu Bulama. Those asking wanted an answer about what should be done, but to Abu, it seemed…
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Human Rights

Murtala AbdullahiDecember 12, 2022
508

Nigeria Yet To Announce Investigations Into Military ‘Abortion Programme’

An investigation exposing a “secret, systematic and illegal abortion programme” in Northeast Nigeria run by the military, has prompted calls…
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Analyses

Murtala AbdullahiDecember 8, 2022
601

ISWAP’s Pledge To New ISIS Leader Shows Transformation

The Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP)’s pledge of allegiance to the new leader of the Islamic State, or Bay’ah…
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Environment & Climate Change

Murtala AbdullahiDecember 5, 2022
1,052

The Risks That Come With Drilling Oil In Nigeria’s North

Nigerian authorities have announced the discovery of oil and gas deposits in the savannah drylands of the north amid a…
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Humanitarian Crises

Murtala AbdullahiDecember 3, 2022
680

‘Operation Safe Corridor Is Useful For Ex-Terrorists. But For People Like Me, It’s Injustice’

When Bunu Ali and his family fled from the Boko Haram insurgents in Pate, Northeast Nigeria, it seemed like the…
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The Crisis Room

Murtala AbdullahiNovember 29, 2022
244

The Missing Schoolgirls In Northwestern Nigeria

The Missing Schoolgirls in Northwestern Nigeria | RSS.com Listen On: Apple | Spotify | RSS 11 Birnin Yauri School girls remain in captivity over a…
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Armed Violence

Murtala AbdullahiNovember 27, 2022
273

An ‘Innocent’ Detainee’s Journey Through Deradicalisation

The road to deradicalisation for Bukar Bulama began after he fled Budumri in the Bama area of central Borno in…
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