Armed Violence
HumAngle’s Armed Violence Desk focuses on stories from the security sector and covers the main actors of the regional conflict ecosystem. It also tracks down sources and combs through records to generate and verify information about trends in insecurity.
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As Rain Returns to Zamfara, So Do Terror Attacks on Local Farmers
When dozens of farmers bade farewell to their family members on the morning of Friday, June 12, and headed out…
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Borno IDPs Caught Between Terrorists’ and Troops’ Wrath
It was midnight on April 12 when Modu Baluye woke to the sound of gunfire. He was asleep with his…
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Nigerian Major General’s Death in Terrorist Captivity Highlights Worsening Insecurity
For two weeks, the fate of Major General Rabe Abubakar (rtd) had become a barometer for testing whether Nigerian authorities…
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Zamfara Farmers Displaced Despite Paying Millions to Terrorists in ‘Farming Tax’
Muhammadu Mahe wasn’t at home when terrorists came for him one rainy night. It was during the rainy season in…
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Seeking Redemption, Spurring Terror: The Curious Lives of Former Boko Haram Fighters in Nigeria
As a pariah child in search of Islamic knowledge, Goni Abubakar has no clue what it means to hold a…
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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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ISWAP Used Theology to Absorb the Shock of Its Deadliest Week
For the Islamic State (IS) and its West Africa Province (ISWAP), the third week of May 2026 began with a…
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Rifles, ₦50 Million Demanded for Release of 39 Abducted During Peace Meeting in Zamfara
Residents were thrown into despair after a terrorist leader, Jammo Smally, abducted 39 community leaders who had gone to discuss…
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Freed 360 Victims of Ngoshe Abduction Awaiting Family Reunion
Nigerian troops say they have rescued 360 people abducted during a deadly terrorist attack on Ngoshe, a resettled community in…
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12 Villages Sacked as ADF Terrorists Intensify Attacks in Eastern DRC
The Allied Democratic Forces, a militant armed group operating in the volatile borderlands of the eastern Democratic Republic of the…
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