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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Villagers Flee As Terrorists Kill 8, Abduct 17 In Northwest Nigeria
About 570 persons have fled their village in Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State, Northwest Nigeria, after terrorists launched…
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Jos Attack: Governor Imposes Curfew Over ‘Tension’ And ‘Threats’
Simon Lalong, Governor of Plateau State, North-central Nigeria has imposed a dusk to dawn curfew in two local government areas…
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Armed Gang Attacks Police Station, Kills 2 Officers In Southeast Nigeria
Two police officers were killed in a Saturday, Aug. 14 attack by suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous people of…
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Another Chibok Girl Returns With 2 Babies
A statement from the Borno state government has announced that barely two weeks after one of the abducted Chibok girls…
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Abandoned Landmine Kills 3 Children, Injures 3 Others In Borno Village
At least three children have died and some others sustained injuries following an explosion from a forgotten undetonated bomb believed…
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22 Travelers Killed, 6 Suspects Arrested In North-central Nigeria
Plateau State Police Command has confirmed the killing of at least 22 travelers returning from a religious event organised by…
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Nigerian Police Officer Dismissed Over Alleged Killing
Adamu Garba, a police officer with the Osun command in Southwest Nigeria has been dismissed after a disciplinary panel found…
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Mixed Reactions Trail Release of Kidnapped Commissioner ‘Without Ransom’
Mixed feelings have trailed the release of Muhammed Sanni Idris, the Commissioner for Information in Niger State, North-central Nigeria, who…
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Mixed Reactions Greet Arrival Of Kenyan Troops In DR Congo
A new contingent of Kenyan forces arrived in Beni in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo this week to join the…
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Terrorists Abduct Mother, 7-Month-Old Baby In Northwest Nigeria
Terrorists on Wednesday, Aug. 11 abducted the wife and seven-month-old son of Babangida Ibrahim, a former local government councilor in…
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