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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#ZabarmariMassacre: Boko Haram Beheads 43 Farmers In Borno
Boko Haram has beheaded 43 farmers in the famous rice-farming town of Zabarmari, located in the greater Maiduguri area of…
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Sokoto Communities: Terrorised By Armed Groups, Abandoned By Government
The protracted violent crimes in Isa, a Local Government Area in Sokoto State, Northwest Nigeria, have destroyed family structures with…
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Factcheck: 10 Photos Used to Depict Obigbo Victims Are From Osun, Lagos, Others
Claim: A Facebook group shared 10 photographs, which it said were about the killing and brutalising of civilians in Obigbo,…
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Kano Hisbah Board Bars Radio Station From Addressing Friday As Black
The Kano State Hisbah Board, saddled with the responsibility of enforcing Sharia Islamic law in the state, has written a…
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Nigerian Troops Raid Terrorist Camps, Recover Fabricated Firearm
Troops of the Nigerian Army on Operation Whirl Stroke in Benue State, Northcentral Nigeria have raided hideout of bandits terrorising…
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CAR Rebels Take Bambouti Mayor Hostage
Combatants of the rebel Unite pour la Paix en Centrafrique (UPC) movement last week invaded the sub-prefecture of Bambouti, situated…
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Nigeria Records Reduction In Deaths Caused By Terrorists In 2019 – Report
A Global Terrorism Index report produced by the Institute for Economics & Peace says Nigeria has recorded a reduction in…
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Factcheck: Old, Unrelated Pictures Used To Depict Killings In Obigbo
Claim A Twitter user with the username @DiobuZonePH has uploaded different pictures and claimed there was a bloodbath in “Biafra…
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Uneasy Calm In Delta Community Over Strange Deaths
After what locals described as a ‘strange disease’ killed about 50 persons in Ute-Okpu community, Ika North East Local Government…
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Eight Killed As Peace Talks Between Govt, Armed Groups Begin In Mali
Eight persons were killed on the night of Monday to Tuesday, by armed groups in the village of Minimakanda in…
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