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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Zamfara Communities Restive Over Government Ban on Vigilante Groups
Mallam Abdullahi (not his real name), is a local chief in one of the communities exposed to frequent attacks by…
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Media Blackout On Insurgency, Other Epidemics As COVID-19 Runs Wild
In communities and military facilities in the terror-devastated Lake Chad region, Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province…
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Fatalities, Anxiety Define the Week
No less than 106 Nigerians were killed by violent incidents in the last one week, amidst the country’s battle with…
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Nigerian Troops Suffer Heavy Losses In ISWAP Ambush
At least 100 Nigerian soldiers have been reported killed in an ambush by the Islamic State of West Africa Province…
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Nigeria Air Force Repels Fresh Bandit Attack In Kaduna Community
Residents of the Sabon Fili Airport community in Kaduna state, Northwest Nigeria, were left terrified following a shoot-out between bandits…
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Armed Bandits Abduct District Head, PDP Stalwart In Zamfara
There is a raid in Zamfara state, Northwest Nigeria, on worshippers in Wuya, in Anka Local Government Area (LGA). The…
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Winning Over Locals Key To Military’s Victory Over Insurgency
Reports by human rights organisations, including Amnesty International and the U.S. Department of State on Human Rights Practices in Nigeria,…
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Why Oil Crash May Spell Doom In War Fronts For Nigeria
The memo is in the public domain but its implications appear veiled. The singular main source of Nigeria’s economic sustenance,…
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Over 100 Nigerians Killed Within One Week In March 2020
According to data from Nigerian Security Tracker (NST) between March 7 and 13, at least 112 Nigerians died as a…
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Zamfara Killings, Kidnappings, Escalate In Zamfara AS COVID-19 Rages
As the world battles COVID-19 pandemic, citizens of Zamfara State, Northwest Nigeria, are contending with additional nightmares. Several communities have…
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