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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Nigerian Military Kill “Scores Of Terrorists” Hiding In Zamfara Forest
The Nigerian military have killed scores of people in an assault against terrorists hiding out in Danmarke Forest, Bukuyum Local…
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Inside Nigeria’s Deadly And Destructive Kingship Tussles
Olatunji Lukmon was killed while defending the gate of his traditional ruler’s palace, during an outburst of violence that has…
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Displaced Children From Anglophone Cameroon Being Exploited Not Educated
Instead of going to school, Claudette hawks locally prepared yoghurt and puff-puff rolls on the streets of Douala, Cameroon’s largest…
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In Southern Kaduna, Women And Children Sleep At A Hospital To Escape Terror
Just before dusk, lines of women and children approach from different directions. Some from the long driveway that leads to…
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Could The Dangwal Put An End To Nigeria’s Farmer-Herder Clashes?
In April 2022, residents of Guri gathered in the Model Boarding Primary School premises to witness a ceremony they hoped…
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As Residents Count Losses In Southern Kaduna, Suspicion Grows Over Role Of The Military
The people of Mallagun 1 and Sakong all stop what they are doing and look up at the dusty road…
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The Buni Yadi Tragedy: Through The Grief Of A Father
By the time Mallam Abdullahi heard that there had been a massacre at the boarding school in Northeast Nigeria where…
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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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