Nigeria’s Niger Delta region was relatively stable and peaceful in the second quarter (Q2) of 2024. Data shows an improvement in the overall peace and security situation compared to the first quarter (Q1) of the year (see page 2). Lethal violence decreased by 8.82%, from 204 conflict fatalities in Q1 to 186 in Q2 of 2024. Many peace and development actors, including local peace agents, civil society organizations (CSOs), international development organizations, and relevant government agencies, carried out several interventions that helped mitigate and prevent violent conflict and insecurity during the period. According to PIND’s P4P Peace Map, criminality, clashes between cult gangs, separatist agitation, clashes between hoodlums and security forces, communal conflict, and disasters were the major causes of lethal violence during the period.
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