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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Nigeria’s Southwest Communities Where Robbery Letters Are Forcing People To Flee
Sekunderin Yetunde and his family members are yet to return to their residence at Ifelagba community, in the Ido Local…
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Separatist Militants In Nigeria Are Increasingly Using Explosives
Separatist militants in southeastern Nigeria are increasingly adopting explosive devices and crude launch systems to target security forces and government…
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Chased By Terrorists, Caught By The Military: Two Sides Of An Ugly War
Boko Haram wanted Adam Lawan dead. As a politician and vigilante, he represented everything they detested: allegiance to democratic rule…
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Fewer Killings, Abductions In Nigeria In 2022 Compared To Previous Year But …
As many as 9,076 lives were lost to the violent incidents that unsettled Nigeria last year, and 4,680 people were…
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The Buni Yadi Tragedy: The Boy Who Saw It Coming
For a very long time after Fatima Tanko Haruna was given a million naira by the Yobe state government as…
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Animals: Voiceless Victims Of Armed Violence In Northwest Nigeria
A terrorist group recently stormed the Kurya-Madaro community of Zamfara, where they took away herds of cattle and sheep. But…
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The Buni Yadi Tragedy: When The Boys Came
“It will take a cinematographer’s eyes. Mine will not do, I admit. And she will need a button that makes…
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ISWAP Claims Deadly Car Bomb Attack In Nigeria’s Kogi State
ISWAP has claimed responsibility for a car bomb explosion that killed at least three people on Dec. 29 outside a…
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Terrorists Kidnap Imam For Preaching Against Terrorism In Zamfara
A terror group has kidnapped the chief Imam of Masama-Mudi village in Zamfara, Northwest Nigeria, known for preaching against the…
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At least 20 Killed In Attacks In Nigeria’s Bauchi State
At least 20 people were killed in recent raids in Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi state in Northeast Nigeria.…
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