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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2 Soldiers Killed, 3 Wounded In Yobe After Patrol Hits Explosives
Two soldiers were killed and three more wounded when their convoy encountered multiple buried improvised explosive devices and an ambush…
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Defence HQ Says Aggrieved Soldiers In Viral Video To Undergo Counselling
Soldiers on patrol in Gujba, Yobe, who on Wednesday were heard in a viral video lamenting the inadequate protection afforded…
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The Multinational Joint Task Force Fighting Insurgents In Lake Chad Basin
The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) Lake Chad recently stepped up military operations against Boko Haram and its splinter group,…
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Leaders of Bandit Groups in Northwest Agree to Unite, Escalate Attacks On Communities
In what seems to signal the full collapse of the shaky detente between non-indoctrinated armed groups and some state governments…
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What Is The Future For Borno’s Out-of-School Children?
There is a growing concern over the number of out-of-school children and the education system in Borno State, the epicentre…
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MSF Worker Killed, 2 Others Injured In South Sudan As Communal Violence Breaks Out
An employee of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), an international medical humanitarian organisation, has been killed in South Sudan owing to…
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SARS Officials Scale Fence, Shoot 17-Year-Old Boy In Abuja, Says Family
A 17-year-old resident of Gwarinpa, Abuja, identified simply as Sadiq, was shot in the arm by operatives of the Special…
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President Buhari Orders New Military Operations In Katsina Against Bandits
President Muhammadu Buhari has authorised a new military operation against armed bandits and kidnappers terrorising the people of Katsina State.…
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Banditry: Katsina flows with Blood As Attacks Intensify
Katsina State is covered with blood as banditry, cattle rustling, kidnapping and other forms of criminality have intensified in communities…
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Army Kills 20 Boko-Haram Insurgents In Borno, Recovers Arms
Soldiers of the Operation Lafiya Dole on Sunday were locked in a fierce encounter with members of the terrorist groups,…
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