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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Lagos DPOs, Police Officers Undergo Weapons, Combat Training
No fewer than 110 Divisional Police Officers and other operatives in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, are undergoing arms and combat…
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Police, Vigilante Rescue Abducted UNIJOS Professor, Husband
Grace Adebimpe, the abducted University of Jos Professor and her husband have regained freedom from their captors, Police in Plateau…
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#KadunaProtest: Violence Reported In Protest Ground As Armed Thugs Attack Protesters
Members of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) protesting in Kaduna State, Northwest Nigeria, have come under attack from thugs who…
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Mine Explosion Kills 3 People In Yelewa, Central African Republic
Three persons were on Sunday, May 16, killed when the motorbike they were travelling on hit a land mine on…
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20 Die In Clashes Between UPC Rebels, Russian Mercenaries In Central African Republic
Twenty people have been reported killed in the ongoing violent clashes between rebels of the Union for Peace in the…
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DR Congo Prime Minister Calls On Rebels To Lay Down Arms, Promises Re-integration
The Democratic Republic of Congo Prime Minister, Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde Kyenge, has launched a campaign to support the country’s armed…
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Armed Group Attacks INEC Office In Southeast, Destroys 8 Vehicles
The Enugu state, Southeast Nigeria office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Sunday night, May 16, came under attack…
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3 Police Officers Killed As Armed Groups Continue Violent Campaign Across Southern Nigeria
Three police officers have been killed following an attack on the Nsukwa Police Divisional Headquarters, Aniocha South Local Government Area,…
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$18 Million Paid As Ransom To Kidnappers In Nigeria Over A Decade – Intelligence Firm
A Nigerian political risk analysis firm, SBM Intelligence, has estimated that about $18M has been paid as ransom money in…
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Residents Worry As Street Begging Reaches Historic High In Maiduguri
Strategically positioning themselves at traffic light controlled junctions or in front of shopping malls, restaurants, banks and offices; women, men,…
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