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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Police Reveal Separatists’ Plans To Attack Nigeria’s Commercial Nerve, Lagos
Police in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, said they have uncovered plots by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to…
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Troops Rescue 18 Abducted Persons, Kill 48 Terrorists In Northwest Nigeria
Nigerian Army troops killed 48 terrorists and rescued 18 terror victims in a series of operations carried out between Tuesday,…
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Police In Katsina Say 10 Out Of 40 Abducted Worshippers, Still Missing
Terrorists, locally known as bandits, around 2 a.m. WAT, Monday, May 10, abducted 40 Muslim worshippers observing tahajjud-midnight prayers in…
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The Polarised City (4): How Jos Neighbourhood Watch Makes Christians, Muslims Their Brother’s Keeper
A mob spoiling for confrontation, made up of Christians on one side of a major road, and Muslims on the…
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UN Condemns Use Of Explosive Device In Central African Republic
The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) on Saturday, May 8, condemned the use…
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Insecurity: Nigerian CSOs To Embark On Mass Action, Call For Democracy Day Boycott
A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Nigeria has called for the boycott of Democracy Day and a march…
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Factcheck: Video Of ‘Fulani Terrorists’ On Bikes Shows Burkina Faso, Not Nigeria
A video showing several bikers riding across a vast untarred road, many of them wearing turbans and others putting on…
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Former DR Congo VP Jean-Pierre Bemba Supports State Of Siege Declaration
The former DR Congo Vice President, Jean-Pierre Bemba has indicated his support for the ‘state of siege’ that has been…
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Nigerian Army Foils Attack On Police Command, Kills 11 Separatist Fighters
Nigerian Army on Friday, May 6, said it had foiled an attack by ‘separatist fighters’ on a police command in…
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Police, Gendarmes Flee After Death Of Central African Republic Soldier In Bangui
There was a commotion in Bangui, capital of Central African Republic Thursday, May 6, following the assassination of a national…
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