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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Central African Republic Colonel Arrested By Russian Mercenaries Transferred To Torture Centre
A senior Central African Republic army, FACA officer who was last week arrested by Russian mercenaries of the Wagner Security…
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How Cultism Thrives In Lagos Public Secondary Schools
Ajoke Ogundairo* was in Junior Secondary School Three (JSS3) when she witnessed her first cult clash. The fight occurred between…
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The Number Of Jailbreaks In Nigeria Is Rising
Around 9:30 p.m. WAT on Friday, Oct. 22, heavily armed men invaded the Abolongo Correctional Centre in Oyo, Oyo State.…
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Five Passengers Abducted Along Maiduguri-Damaturu Road
At least five travellers were confirmed missing after terrorists believed to be members of the Islamic State West Africa Province…
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CPC 64 Rebels Attack Bukavu In Eastern Dr Congo
As of the time of filing this report, fighting was still going on. According to the Commander of the 33rd…
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Vigilantes Defying The Odds To Protect Lives In Northwest Nigeria
Musa Abdullahi understood the risks when he left life as a full-time farmer to sign up as a vigilante many…
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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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ADF Rebels Kill 8 Civilians In Bulongo, North Kivu
At least eight civilians were killed on Friday, Oct. 29, when Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels attacked the rural council…
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Armed Gang Abducts Six from University of Abuja
Two University of Abuja professors, three senior lecturers, and a teenager have been abducted by suspected terrorists at the university’s…
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UPC Rebels Brutalise 4 Motorcyclists, Raze Their Bikes In Central African Republic
Four motorcycle riders were brutalised and their bikes burnt on Saturday Oct. 30, by rebels of the Unite pour la…
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