This weekly update spotlights targeted attacks on government security facilities and personnel in the Niger Delta. According to data (see map below), violence against security forces caused over 200 fatalities in the Niger Delta between January 2019 and March 2022. Recent data shows a resurgence of targeted attacks on security facilities and personnel in the [...]
In July, the Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) inducted 90 youths into its Niger Delta Peace Champions Program. Spanning all nine states of the Niger Delta, the program empowers 18 to 35-year-olds to join PIND’s network of peace actors in peacebuilding, conflict early warning and early response (EWER), and carrying out interventions where [...]
This special edition of the weekly update spotlights human trafficking in the Niger Delta with a focus on illegal breeding, kidnapping and sale of children for illegal adoption and ritualistic purposes. According to data (see map below), over 60 human trafficking incidents were reported in the Niger Delta between January 2019 and March 2022. Recent [...]
This weekly update spotlights organized criminality in the Niger Delta with a focus on the resurgence of kidnapping for ransom in Edo State. According to data (see map below), more than 85 incidents and over 50 fatalities related to kidnapping for ransom were reported in Edo State between January 2019 and April 2022. Recent data [...]
Continuous and ongoing efforts are to reduce conflicts and violence in the Niger Delta region. The government, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), and well-meaning individuals consciously and intuitively contribute to peacebuilding efforts. Notwithstanding these, violent conflicts prevail in the region, increasing the attention and actions to improving peace and security through legislation, panels of inquiries, special [...]
This weekly update highlights the growing prevalence of mob violence and vigilante related killings in the Niger Delta. According to data (see map below), mob lynching and vigilante related violence caused over 300 fatalities in the Niger Delta between January 2019 and March 2022. Recent data shows an upsurge in mob lynching and vigilante related [...]
In March and April 2022, PIND's Peacebuilding Program organized capacity-building training for 32 (15 male, 17 female) participants from upland communities in Abia, Akwa Ibom, and Rivers States. PIND's Integrated Peace and Development Unit (IPDU) trained the participants on volunteerism, leadership, conflict analysis, and identifying and reporting conflict incidents through the Early Warning Early Response [...]
WATCH: PIND encourages inclusiveness in PIA at the Ògíamẹ̀ Atúwàtse III Economic Summit On 27 May 2022, PIND's Executive Director advised leaders of the Iwere Kingdom on the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) policy at the Ògíamẹ̀ Atúwàtse III Economic Summit 2022.
LISTEN NOW | PIND Executive Director Tunji Idowu discusses ``Peace in the Niger Delta and the Role of CSOs`` on the African Philanthopy Forum (@APForg) Podcast Series
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This weekly update spotlights targeted attacks on government security facilities and personnel in the Niger Delta. According to data (see map below), violence against security forces caused over 200 fatalities in the Niger Delta between January 2019 and March 2022. Recent data shows a resurgence of targeted attacks on security facilities and personnel in the [...] 