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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Attacks On Farmers Hitting Food Supply In Nigeria’s Borno State
Last year, three friends — Mohammad Alkali, Habib Abakar, and Ali Mohammad — raised ₦1.3 million (about $1,700) to venture…
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Leaked Kaduna Train Letter Exposes Weaknesses In Security Planning And Infrastructure
An attack on the Abuja to Kaduna train line could be imminent, Nigeria’s domestic intelligence agency, the Department of State…
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Gold, Livestock And Bikes: How Abductees Paid Ransoms During Nigeria’s Cash Crunch
First, he froze in terror, then he blacked out. Aliyu Sani, 45, woke up in a filthy camp in the…
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Terrorists Shoot Down Helicopter In North-Central Nigeria
Terrorists operating in Niger State shot down a helicopter belonging to the Nigerian Air Force on Monday, Aug. 14. The…
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Brutal Slaying Marks Islamic State’s Entry Into Conflict Between Nigerian Farmers And Herders
Terrorists who brutally killed a group of cattle herders were motivated by a new policy from the Islamic State in…
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Insecurity On The Maiduguri-Damboa Road Is Affecting Socio-Economic Activities
Ubale Ibrahim, a commercial driver plying Askira-Uba to Maiduguri is one of the few persons that have survived the terrorist…
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Boko Haram Terrorists Demand Smaller Ransoms, Victims Say It’s Because They’re Desperate
At dawn, a sense of dread envelops Muna, a makeshift displacement camp for victims of the Boko Haram insurgency, located…
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Terrorists Abduct 35 Residents During Attack In Zamfara
Residents of communities in Mafara and Maradun Local Government Areas of Zamfara State, Northwest Nigeria, say 35 people were abducted…
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Mali Denies Knowledge Of Human Rights Violations By Its Military
The government of the Republic of Mali says it is “not aware” of alleged human rights violations committed by its…
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Residents Stage Protest Against Insecurity In Anka, Burn Down IDP Camps
Residents in Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara state in Nigeria’s northwest staged a massive protest earlier today, blocking a…
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