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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545 Days (2): Surviving Captivity
Part two of HumAngle’s serialisation of the story of Jummai Inuwa and her companions, kidnapped and held by the Islamic…
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Dozens Freed In Operation Against Terrorists In Nigeria’s Zamfara State
Security forces and local militias have freed 27 people held captive in the forests of Nigeria’s volatile Northwestern State of…
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A Day In The Lives Of Zamfara Residents Forced To Labour For Terrorists
Shehu Mamman’s heart was so heavy that when he returned home, he had to tell his wife, Hafsi, everything –…
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545 Days (1): A Great Escape From The Heart Of Terror
“Today is the D-Day of our escape,” abducted humanitarian worker Jummai Inuwa said firmly to the other women in her…
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Terrorists Violate ‘Peace Pact’, Attack Zamfara Community
Terrorists have made a series of attacks on a town in Zamfara state, breaking a pact the community thought spared…
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Between Armed Violence And Unaffordable Healthcare
“By Allah, it is now very difficult for me to feed myself or even buy drugs,” Jabir Bello utters in…
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DR Congo – “Uniformed” Gunmen Burn Down Police Post
A local administrator has asked for help from the Military of the DR Congo after men apparently dressed in uniforms…
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Kaduna Train Crisis: A Reflection Of Nigeria’s Problematic Approach To Resolving Kidnapping
The months-long train hostage crisis in Nigeria has ended, but it leaves behind traumatised survivors and their families, and lingering…
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Pilot Of Downed Fighter Jet Buried In Quiet Ceremony, Co-Pilot Remains Missing
A Nigerian Air Force pilot killed during a combat mission in the Northeast of the country was finally buried on…
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Victims Of Damaturu Bombing Share Painful Experiences 7 Years On
Muslims were preparing to gather for the late afternoon prayer in Damaturu, capital of Yobe State, Northeast Nigeria, on Feb.…
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