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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What Happened to Gallari’s 42 Men After 12 Years in Military Detention?
Before his arrest 12 years ago, Ahmadu Gujja was a strong man in his mid-20s and his family’s breadwinner. Life…
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Pushing Through a Decade of Armed Violence in North West Nigeria
After terrorists chased her from her home in Lungu village of Sokoto State, Saratu now sits in Jabo town, devastated…
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Peace Initiative Struggles to End Cross River’s Deadly Land Dispute
It was a sombre Thursday afternoon in Alesi, a community in Ikom Local Government Area (LGA) of Cross River State,…
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Amid Boko Haram Crisis, Contraband Trade Thrives along Cameroon-Nigeria Borders
Amid ongoing terrorist activities by Boko Haram in northern Cameroon, particularly in the Far North, contraband trade with Nigeria and…
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Nigeria’s Conflicts Defy Simple Religious Labels
Nigeria’s security crisis gained ascendancy about two decades ago when Boko Haram terrorism emerged in the northeastern region. The crisis,…
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Air Raid Kills Four, Leaves Nine Wounded in CAR
Russian mercenaries of the Wagner Security Group have been accused of shooting at farmers from the air in the Central…
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Delta–Edo’s Deadly Highway: Between Kidnappers and Vigilantes
An invitation to a wedding ceremony in Lokoja set one traveller on a perilous road. He had been asked to…
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Adamawa IDPs Remember Home After a Decade Away
Life was good in Madagali. There was food, good shelter, and a large farm for 45-year-old Milcha Lazarus. But this…
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Lake Chad Communities Vulnerable Following MNJTF Exit Due to Boko Haram Attacks
The recent Boko Haram attack on Kirawa, a border town in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, northeastern Nigeria,…
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Four Dead, Several Injured in Boko Haram Attack on Adamawa Community
Boko Haram insurgents raided Wagga Mongoro, a rural community in Madagali Local Government Area (LGA), Adamawa State, in northeastern Nigeria,…
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