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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More Humanitarian Workers Attacked In CAR In 2020 – Report
Between January and December 2020, there were 424 incidents of attacks on humanitarian workers in the Central African Republic as…
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Suspected Terrorists Kill Policeman In Niger State
A policeman is believed to have been shot dead by gunmen Wednesday night at Chukuba community in Shiroro Local Government…
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5 Killed As Govt Forces Recapture Seized Towns From Rebels In DR Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo national army has recaptured a number of localities in the Biza group within the Rutshuru…
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Nigerian Troops Push Back ISWAP Fighters In Geidam
A group of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters in at least 10 gun trucks engaged in a fierce…
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Nigerian Troops Kill Over 200 Terrorists, Apprehend 892 Suspects In Northwest In Six Months- DHQ
The troops of Operation Sahel Sanity destroyed 197 terrorists’ hideouts, killed about 220, arrested 892 suspects and recovered a large…
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Police Arrest 8 Kidnappers, Rape Suspects In Gombe
The police in Gombe State, Northeast Nigeria, have arrested four suspected kidnappers and another four suspects for rape. The Commissioner…
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Nigerian Troops Repel Insurgents, After Firefight In Sabon Gari
Troops of Nigerian Army on Tuesday repelled an attack by insurgents on their position in Sabon Gari, about 50 kilometres…
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Police Kill Four Terrorists, Recover Weapons, Rifles In Katsina
Police in Katsina State on Wednesday said that four persons suspected to be ‘bandits’ were killed while some rifles were…
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Insurgents Attack Askira Uba, Destroy Properties
Insurgents Tuesday evening attacked the town of Womdeo in Askira Uba Local Government, Borno State forcing residents to flee to…
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Insecurity: Police Order Return Of Unlicensed Firearms In Oyo
Joe Nwachukwu, the Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Southwest Nigeria says the rise in cases of insecurity in the…
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