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Armed Violence
Daily Abductions Leave Borno Farmers Terrified as Harvest Peaks
Aisha Waba’s hands moved quickly through the rows of beans as she harvested under the midday sun at her farm…
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Armed Violence
Delta–Edo’s Deadly Highway: Between Kidnappers and Vigilantes
An invitation to a wedding ceremony in Lokoja set one traveller on a perilous road. He had been asked to…
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News
‘We Are Ignored’: Katsina Villagers Mourn Abduction of 50, Decry Gov’t Inaction
Over 50 villagers, mostly women, children, and elderly people, have been abducted in a recent wave of terrorist attacks in…
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Desperate Families in Borno Crowdfund Millions Across Africa to Free Abducted Loved Ones
When HumAngle approached Muhammadu Bakka, 51, assistant secretary of the displaced herders community in Maiduguri, Nigeria, he was struggling with…
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Armed Violence
‘We Survived’: Benue Varsity Students Regain Freedom After a Week in Captivity
Three students of Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University (JOSTUM), formerly the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, in Benue State, North-central Nigeria,…
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News
Nigerian Students Protest Abduction of Three Benue Varsity Students
Following the abduction of three students, all women, from the Joseph Sarwuan Tarka Federal University, formerly known as the Federal…
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Armed Violence
Newlywed Couple, Chief Imam Among 20 Locals Abducted in Nigeria’s Zamfara State
Terrorists operating in Zamfara, North West Nigeria, have abducted about 20 locals, including a central mosque imam and a newlywed…
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Features
From Captivity to Uncertainty: A Young Nigerian’s Quest to Rebuild After Abduction
When Mukhtar Umaru trudged barefoot through dirt and thorns to escape from his abductors in Zamfara, North West Nigeria, about…
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Analyses
Assessing Nigeria’s Digital Battle Against Insecurity Through NIN-SIM Linkage
In January 2024, a family abduction in North-central Nigeria exposed the country’s weak security architecture, stirring up outrage on the…
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Armed Violence
Breaking 7 Months Peace Deal, Terrorists Abduct 50 Locals, Set Zamfara Community Ablaze
Terrorists on Monday, Jan. 6, set the Gana district ablaze in the Bukuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara, North West…
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