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 Police Officer ‘Gunned Down’ By Soldiers Despite Identifying Himself
Six officers of the Nigerian Army allegedly killed one Haliru Liman, a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in the Danko-Wasagu Local…
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Terror From The Trolls (I): The Keyboard Warriors Fueling Plateau’s Ethno-Religious Crisis
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… Yohana Isa freaks out at the mention of Dec. 23, 2023. Something…
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Freed Nigerian Medical Students Reunite With Families After Week-Long Captivity
Twenty medical students, including a house officer, have been freed after being held captive for over a week. The group…
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Civilians Bear The Brunt As Terror Gangs Team Up Against Security Forces In Sokoto
Bello Turji, a Nigerian terror gang leader, is forming an army of criminals to quell operations by security forces in…
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Two Years After, Borno’s Resettled Communities Endure Hunger, Insecurity, And Neglect
Inna had just settled her youngest child back to sleep after his fourth restless stirring due to hunger when she…
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Life Post-Abduction For Three Women In Northeastern Nigeria
In the town of Madagali, a Local Government Area of Adamawa, North East Nigeria, where Boko Haram’s insurgency once held…
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A Day Later, Abductors Demand ₦50 Million For Release Of Nigerian Medical Students
Dread has gripped Nigeria after 20 medical students – including a house officer – were abducted on Thursday, Aug 15.…
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Nordic Countries Restate Commitment To Fostering Peace And Development In Nigeria
Foreign ministers from the Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden have stressed their governments’ commitment to strengthening…
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Nigeria’s Intensifying Landscape Of Chaos
Nigeria’s northern region is experiencing continuous armed violence and a decline in rainfall as a result of climate change, both…
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Abduction Survivor Talks About Her Journey Towards Recovery
*Grace was 21 years old when she was abducted at her home in Jos, North-Central Nigeria. The incident happened in…
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