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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20 Villagers Abducted In Twin Raids In Northwest Nigeria
In the early hours of Thursday, Oct. 6, 20 people were kidnapped in Danzamau and Dargaje villages in Nigeria’s northwestern…
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Over 38 People Fleeing Terror Attack Killed In Canoe Accident In Northwest Nigeria
Over 38 residents of Birnin-Wajje community in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Zamfara were found dead after two canoes capsized while…
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#AK9 Train: Victim’s Brother Confirms Sister’s Release Alongside 22 Others
The 23 remaining abductees of a Kaduna-bound train, including Azurfa Lois John, a girl once reported to be scheduled to…
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Terrorists Attack Commuters, Civilian Defense Group In Northeast Nigeria
Two attacks in Kirawa and Benisheik towns in Borno, Northeast Nigeria in the past week led to the deaths of…
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A Policeman And Nurse Killed Within 3 Days By Terrorists In Far North Region Of Cameroon
Terrorists suspected to be from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), between Sept. 24 and 27, 2022, killed two…
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Death Sentence Demanded For 2 DR Congo Colonels And Other Soldiers For Killing 2 Chinese Nationals
The prosecutor at a military tribunal in Ituri, Democratic Republic of Congo, has demanded the death sentence to be passed…
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Two Shot, One Fatally In Kano Attack
Armed assailants shot two people on Saturday evening along Niger road in the Sabon Gari area of Nigeria’s northwestern state…
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Govt Teacher And NGO Leader Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison For Aiding And Abetting Terrorism
A government teacher and leader of the non-governmental organisation (NGO) Menchum Cartel Association, as well as the president of the…
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Cameroonian Soldiers Arrested Over Shooting Of Civilians In Troubled Northwest
Three soldiers serving with the Cameroon army, deployed in the restive Northwest region, have been arrested for killing two women…
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Mass Exodus Follows Abductions In A North-central Nigeria Community
Some of them have lived here all their lives, but everything changed since the kidnapping incident. “The bandits were shouting…
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