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.
-
More Suspected Boko Haram Members Will Go On Trial In June – Chief Of Defence Staff
Lucky Irabor, Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, says more suspected members of the Boko Haram terror group currently in detention…
Read More » -
Niger Republic Declares 3 Days Of Mourning After Mass Killing
The Niger Republic Government has declared a three-day nationwide mourning, starting from Tuesday, March 23, after armed assailants killed about…
Read More » -
IMN Denies Link With Boko Haram, Says Not A Terror Group
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), popularly called Shi’ites group, says it has nothing to do with the Boko Haram…
Read More » -
Schools In Northwest Nigeria State Re-open, 3 Months After Kankara Abduction
The Katsina State government, Northwest Nigeria, has ordered the reopening of all all-female boarding schools in the state for the…
Read More » -
Tension Grows In Central African Republic As FACA Soldiers Kill Unarmed Rebel
There is a fear of an imminent clash between government forces and the rebels in Bria town of the Central…
Read More » -
Amotekun Arrests 100 Cows Over Violation Of Grazing Law In Southwest Nigeria
Officers of the Southwest security outfit codenamed ‘Amotekun’, have arrested some cows in Ondo State over what was considered a…
Read More » -
Military Approach Has Failed To End Insecurity In Nigeria – Peace Advocates
Peace Advocates of Niger Delta and Northern Region, under the auspices of Foundation For Peace and Non-Violence in Nigeria, have…
Read More » -
Protesters Ask Governor To End Insecurity In Southwest Nigeria
Demonstrators on Monday called on Seyi Makinde, Oyo State Governor, Southwest Nigeria, to stop the spate of insecurity ravaging some…
Read More » -
Exclusive: Nigeria’s Borno State Experienced Surge In Terrorist Attacks In February
At least 224 attacks and security incidents were recorded between Feb. 1 and 28 in Borno State, the epicentre of…
Read More » -
Why Northern Borno Remains A Tough Nut To Crack For Nigerian Military
Momentum is building up within the Nigerian army for major military clashes with the Islamic State West Africa (ISWAP) insurgents, to…
Read More »