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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Troops arrest Notorious Bandit, Rescue 2 Kidnap Victims
Troops of the Nigerian Army under Operation SAHEL SANITY, on Tuesday, August 25, arrested a notorious wanted bandit, Isuhu Ibrahim,…
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Lake Chad: Airstrikes Target ISWAP Bunker, Concealed Buildings
On August 24, Nigerian Air Force fighter jets and gunships conducted simultaneous bombing and rocket strike runs on Islamic State…
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Boko Haram May Have Used Child Suicide Bombers In Cameroon Attack
Accounts of people who witnessed a recent attack by Boko Haram fighters in a Cameroonian displacement camp suggest that child…
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Oyo State Legislature Wants Immediate Action On Farmers-Herders Clashes
Following HumAngle reports on the frustration of farmers over attacks by herdsmen, the Oyo State House of Assembly on Tuesday…
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DR Congo: 22 Years After Army Massacres In Kasika, Nobel Laureate Wants Compensation For Victims
On August 24, 2008, soldiers of the DR Congo national army killed more than one thousand civilians including women and…
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Insecurity: 429 Lives Lost, 166 Abducted In One Month In Nigeria
Activities of terrorist groups, robbers, bandits, and other criminal groups have led to the loss of 429 lives in Nigeria…
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Southern Kaduna Leaders In Peace Jaw-Jaw With Hausa Fulani
There is a glimmer of hope that the peace that has eluded communities in Southern Kaduna might return soon. On…
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Community Wants Government To Intervene in Farmers/Herders Conflict In Oyo State
Residents in Ikoyi-Ile, Orire Local Government of Oyo State say they may resort to self-help if the Oyo State government…
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Abuja Residents Panic As Gunmen Invade Life Camp And Environs
A resident of life camp Gwarinpa is recovering after surviving multiple gunshots fired at his car. Nigerians, and particularly Abuja…
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Gunmen In Northern Nigeria Kill 1,126 Villagers In First Six Months of 2020 – Amnesty International
Communal violence and terrorism by armed groups in Kaduna, Katsina, Niger, Plateau, Sokoto, Taraba and Zamfara states led to at…
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