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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Terrorists Kill 19, Injure Others In Northwest Nigeria
The Kaduna State Government has confirmed that terrorists have killed 19 residents of Kajuru and Birnin Gwari Local Government Areas.…
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Police Arrest Six Suspected Kidnappers In Abuja
Police in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital have arrested six suspected kidnappers who are believed to be members of a kidnapping syndicate…
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Herder Crisis: Ogun Governor Vows To Bring Masterminds To Justice
Dapo Abiodun, Governor of Ogun State, Southwest Nigeria says his administration would bring those behind the recent clash between herdsmen…
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Gunmen Abduct Labour Congress Chairman In Taraba
Armed men suspected to be kidnappers have abducted the chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Taraba State Chapter, Peter Jediel.…
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Blackout Persists In Maiduguri Two Weeks After Insurgents Destroyed Electricity Tower
Blackout has continued in Borno State capital, Maiduguri about two weeks after insurgents destroyed an electricity tower along Damaturu –…
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Hoodlums Attack, Injure Four Amotekun Operatives In Oyo
Four operatives of the Oyo State Security Network known as Amotekun were severely injured after hoodlums attacked them in Ibadan,…
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Presidency Silent On Replacement Of Military Intelligence Chief
Nigeria’s military intelligence chief, Air Vice Marshal Mohammed Sani Usman has retired after reaching his service run out date. Still,…
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Farmers-Herders Crises: Peace Corps Of Nigeria Begins Campaign For Peaceful Resolution
Amidst growing tension in Nigeria over bloody clashes between farmers and herders, particularly in the Southwest region, the Peace Corps…
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Adetola, Victim Of Brutality, Wins In Court But Wants Police Reoriented
In April 2020, Abdulazeez Adetola Halima, a 35-year-old entrepreneur, was brutalised by the police in Iwo, Osun State, Southwest Nigeria.…
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U.S. Expresses Concerns Over Continued Massacres In DR Congo
The United States government has expressed concerns over the continued massacres of civilians by rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces…
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