Niger Delta Quarterly Conflict Tracker: 2024 Q1

The Niger Delta was relatively peaceful during the third quarter of 2023. There was a decrease in lethal violence during the period compared to the first and second quarters of the year (see page 2). Data shows significant improvement in the overall peace and security situation in the region. Stakeholders including civil society organizations (CSOs), international development organizations, local peace actors, and government security agencies implemented several interventions that helped to prevent and mitigate communal and political violence, and effectively counteract occasional outbreaks of criminal violence during the quarter. According to data on the P4P Peace Map (www.tgpcloud.org/p4p/index.php?m=p4p), criminality, clashes between security forces and hoodlums, separatist agitation, clashes between cult gangs, and human rights violations were the major causes of lethal violence during the period.