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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Terrorists Invade Resettlement Site In North East Nigeria
At around 12:25 a.m on March 7, terrorists belonging to the Boko Haram terror group invaded the resettlement site in…
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Number Of Victims Of Ngala Abduction Still Unknown – Borno State Government
The Governor of Borno State, North East Nigeria, Babagana Zulum, has spoken out regarding the alleged mass abduction of internally…
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What Is Responsible For The Underreporting Of Africa’s Conflicts?
Africa has a history of conflicts that have remained unresolved for many years. The civil war in South Sudan lasted…
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What Is The Real Cause Of Attacks In Nigeria’s Middle Belt?
There are different perspectives on the cause of the lingering conflict within Nigeria’s Middle Belt states. Some reports have ascribed…
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Landmine Deaths Resurge In Northeast Nigeria Amid Insurgents’ Mass Surrender Claims
A peaceful Saturday afternoon in Gubio, located in Borno State in North East Nigeria, was interrupted by an explosion that…
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What Happens To The Abducted And Forgotten?
She was standing by a stove outside her captor’s tent, holding a bowl from which she was supposed to fry…
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‘Like Slavery’: Nigeria’s Special Police Constables Risking Their Lives For Zero Pay
Nearly three years after Ibrahim Oladeni died as an officer of Nigeria’s Special Constabulary Police, his widow, Omolade, and his…
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Warabe: A People Fighting Terror To A Standstill In Borno
The youth of Warabe should have been scared to death. Over 50 terrorists, on motorcycles and bicycles, firearms blazing, stormed…
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Social Media ‘Crowdfunding’ Signals New Phase In Nigeria’s Spiralling Kidnapping Crisis
In Nigeria, kidnap-for-ransom has become a disturbingly booming enterprise over the past few years. There are frequent reports of violent…
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Some Communities In Nigeria’s Capital Have Become Increasingly Unsafe. Satellite Data Explains It
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of Nigeria is the most protected place in the country. Priority areas like Asokoro and…
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