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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Central African Republic Forces Recapture Ndele Town From Rebels
The Central African Republic national army Wednesday March 24, took control of the town of Ndele on the Ngolongosso highway…
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Maiduguri Not Out Of Woods Yet Despite Electricity Restoration
Celebrations erupted in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State in Northeastern Nigeria on Wednesday, March 24, following the restoration of…
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Evicted By Guns (II): Niger State Inhabitants Jostling Between Hunger, Anxiety, Despondency As Banditry Lingers
The quintet; Aisha, Safeena, Mashekura, Zaituna and Muslima were orphaned by the marauding terrorists who murdered their parents. Their grandfather,…
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CPC Rebels Attack UN Humanitarian Convoy In Bakouma, Central African Republic
Heavily armed assailants suspected to be fighters of the Coalition of Patriots for Change (CPC) Tuesday, March 23, attacked a…
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Woman Allegedly Burnt To Death By Co-Wife In North-central Nigeria
Police in Niger State, Northcentral Nigeria have confirmed the death of a woman, Fatima Aliyu, who was reportedly beaten and…
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Hoodlums Disguise As Buyers, Attack Market In North-central Nigeria
A market in Katsina-Ala in Benue State, North-central Nigeria, came under attack Wednesday, March 24, after some gunmen disguised themselves…
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Nigerian Troops Kill 2 Terrorists In Northwest, Destroy Camps
The combined troops of Operation Thunder Strike (OTS) and 1 Division Nigerian Army have destroyed terrorists’ camps and killed two…
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Gunmen Abduct 4 Persons In Nigeria’s Capital, Abuja
An armed group abducted four persons in a community in Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria’s…
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Old, Misleading Photos Recirculated To Depict ‘Recent Attack’ On Gov. Ortom’s Convoy
Ortom briefed journalists on Saturday, March 20, on how he and his security team were attacked by suspected criminal herdsmen…
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Spike In Attacks Targeting Security Forces In Southeast Nigeria
Southeast Nigeria is witnessing a spike in attacks on security officials in the region. The attacks are also spreading to…
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