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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‘You Can’t Do Better Than Your Predecessors’: Shekau Frets Over New Service Chiefs
Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram’s factional leader, on Wednesday released new audio in which he spoke about Nigeria’s new Service Chiefs,…
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Boko Haram Cuts Electricity Supply To Maiduguri
Boko Haram insurgents have cut off electricity supply to Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State in Northeast Nigeria. HumAngle learnt…
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Grassroots Security Outfits Not Allowed To Carry Weapons ㅡ IGP
Mohammed Adamu, Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, has said that community security outfits and members of vigilante groups were not allowed…
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Nigeria’s New Military Chiefs Must Brace For Turbulent Waters
The appointment of new military chiefs is coming at a time when the military is stretched thin battling several security…
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Troops Advance Into Boko Haram Enclaves In Sambisa Forest
Nigerian troops have advanced into enclaves of Shekau-led Boko Haram in the notorious Sambisa forest in Borno State, coming on…
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Insecurity: Oyo Governor Deploys Additional Amotekun Operatives To Hotspots
In a bid to put an end to the rising cases of insecurity in Ibarapa and Oke-Ogun zones of Oyo…
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Flashback: Nigeria’s Former Army Chief’s ‘Fall From Grace’
Since the termination of his role as Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff on Tuesday, Nigerians have called for the prosecution…
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North East: CITAD Identifies Key Actors To Non-Violent Resolution Of Insurgency
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has stressed the need to include traditional and religious leaders in any…
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Cameroonian Anglophone Separatist Laments Atrocities By His Fighters
One of Cameroon’s separatist leaders has for the first time openly admitted that his fighters have been committing atrocities against…
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CAR Army Takes Over Private Vehicles For Use In Military Operations
The Central African Republic government has officially instructed the security forces in the national capital Bangui to take-over privately-owned vehicles,…
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