Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update for February 12-18, 2023

This special edition of the weekly update spotlights rising protests over cash shortages and fuel scarcity in Nigeria, with a focus on violent protests and vandalism of public and private properties in the Niger Delta. Since January 2023, irate youths, traders, students and commuters have taken to the streets to protest the social and economic [...]

Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update for February 05-11, 2023

This weekly update highlights organized criminality in the Niger Delta with a focus on criminal violence in Delta State. Organized criminal violence including kidnapping for ransom, clashes between cult gangs, and targeted killing is a major cause of insecurity in the State. According to data (see map above), criminal violence caused over 150 fatalities in [...]

Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update for January 29 – February 04, 2023

This weekly update highlights political violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on election-related violence in Rivers State. Historically, elections in Rivers State are high stake affairs oſten characterized by lethal violence. According to data (see map above), over 100 incidents of political and election-related violence were reported in Rivers State between January 2019 [...]

Niger Delta Weekly Update for January 22-28, 2023

This special edition of the weekly update highlights the recurring outbreak of infectious diseases in the Niger Delta with a focus on the recent resurgence of cholera and Lassa fever in the region. Recent epidemiological data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) shows a resurgence of Lassa fever in Edo and Ondo State, [...]

Niger Delta Weekly Update for January 15-21, 2023

This weekly update highlights political violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on targeted attacks on political actors and election facilities in Imo State. According to data (see map above), over 100 incidents of political and election related violence were reported in Imo State between January 2020 and December 2022. Recent data shows an [...]

Niger Delta Weekly Update for January 08-14, 2023

This weekly update spotlights organized criminality in the Niger Delta with a focus on mass kidnapping for ransom in Edo State. According to data (see map below), more than 80 incidents of kidnapping were reported in Edo State between January 2021 and November 2022. Recent data shows a rise in kidnapping incidents including mass kidnapping [...]

Niger Delta Weekly Update: December 11-17, 2022

This weekly update spotlights gang violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on cult and gang related clashes and killings in Akwa Ibom State. According to data (see map above), over 150 cult and gang related fatalities were reported in Akwa Ibom State between January 2018 and October 2022. Recent data shows a resurgence [...]

Niger Delta Weekly Update for December 04-10, 2022

This weekly update spotlights vandalism of electoral facilities in the Niger Delta of Nigeria with a focus on targeted attacks on offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Imo State. According to data (see map above), more than 30 facilities of the electoral commission were reportedly attacked and vandalized in the Niger Delta [...]

Niger Delta Weekly Update for November 27 – December 03, 2022

This update spotlights lethal violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on homicidal violence and targeted killings in Ondo State. According to data (see map above), targeted killings and homicide caused over 200 fatalities in Ondo State between January 2019 and September 2022. Recent incidents indicate an increase in targeted killings in the State. [...]

Niger Delta Weekly Update for November 20-26, 2022

This weekly update highlights violent criminality in the Niger Delta with a focus on kidnapping for ransom in Cross River State. According to data (see map above), more than 50 incidents of kidnapping and over 15 related fatalities were reported in Cross River State between January 2019 and September 2022. Recent data indicates a rise [...]

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