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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After Escaping Captivity, Traumatised Woman Now Suffers Stigmatisation
The only time Susan Lazarus, 24, finds her peace is when she is indoors. Going outdoors usually exposes her to…
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After Escaping Terror, A Chronic Illness Still Haunts This Family
When Grace Audu woke up with a fever one day at age three, her parents dismissed it as a simple…
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Hope, Uncertainty As Nigerians Board The Infamous Abuja-Kaduna Train
“If we don’t rise up, if we don’t come back to the train, it means they have won. For me,…
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A Narrow Escape from Dogo Gide’s Camp
A serious rift between the infamous terrorist kingpin, Dogo Gide, and one of his fighters, Dikki, has enabled the narrow…
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Kaduna Massacre: Men Bear Brunt Of Attack After Evacuation Of Women, Children
At Baba Yayok’s church on Sunday, Dec. 18, it was announced that there was a security threat in Malagum 1,…
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Security Forces Raid Separatists Camp In Southeast Nigeria
Nigerian security forces recovered several firearms and hand grenades during a raid on a camp belonging to separatist militants in…
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Mali: Withdrawals, Deaths Trail UN’s Most Dangerous Peacekeeping Mission
Withdrawals by participating countries and persistent attacks have cast a shadow over the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali. On…
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‘I Lost My Right Arm And Three Children’
Rohila Godwin has a long scar that runs from her left cheek to her nose. Another scar runs across her…
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Security Forces Conduct Raid In Nigeria’s Bauchi State
Twelve members of an armed group were killed on Sunday, Dec. 19, during a firefight with security forces in Alkaleri…
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Nigerian Forces Recover 7 Abducted Chinese Nationals
An elite team of special forces soldiers has rescued seven Chinese nationals abducted six months ago from a mining site…
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