Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update: May 03-09, 2026
This update highlights ongoing energy infrastructure sabotage and theft in the Niger Delta, including illegal bunkering, petroleum product theft, and vandalism. Recent incidents indicate continued targeting of critical energy assets, with significant implications for economic stability, environmental safety, and regional energy security. Download:
Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update: April 26 – May 02, 2026
This update highlights the growing proliferation of illicit arms and ammunition in the Niger Delta. Recent incidents indicate widespread circulation and links to criminal networks, underscoring rising risks to public safety and the need for stronger enforcement, improved arms control, and coordinated responses to curb illicit weapons. DOWNLOAD:
Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update: April 19-25, 2026
This update examines organized criminal violence in the Niger Delta, focusing on Rivers State. It highlights the convergence of banditry, kidnapping, and cult violence, and how these intersecting threats are reshaping insecurity. Recent incidents show growing overlap among criminal groups, intensifying violence and disrupting livelihoods. Download:
Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update: April 12-18, 2026
This update highlights the escalating threat of criminal violence in the Niger Delta, with a particular focus on Imo State. Data indicates a rise in criminal activities and targeted killings perpetrated by armed gangs in the state. This trend underscores the urgent need for coordinated, proactive strategies to prevent and mitigate these threats. Download:
Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update: April 05-11, 2026
The Niger Delta is facing a growing threat from the production, trafficking, and abuse of illicit drugs, driven by the expanding reach of organized drug networks across the region. The spread of illicit drugs is increasing risks to community safety, making young people more vulnerable, and fueling crime, violence, and broader social instability. DOWNLOAD:
Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update: March 29 – April 04, 2026
This update highlights organized criminal violence in the Niger Delta, focusing on cult violence, vigilante abuse, and targeted killings in Rivers State. Recent incidents of abductions and violence by cult gangs and vigilante groups point to a worsening security situation and underscore the urgent need for coordinated response measures. Download:
Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update: March 22-28, 2026
This update highlights spiraling disaster risks in the Niger Delta, with a focus on domestic, environmental, and industrial hazards. Recent incidents reveal gaps in safety standards and growing threats to vulnerable households and communities, underscoring the urgent need to strengthen prevention, preparedness, and response mechanisms. Download:
Niger Delta Annual Conflict Report: January – December 2025
In 2025, the Niger Delta recorded a notable improvement in its peace and security landscape, with lethal violence declining by 15%, from 713 violent deaths in 2024 to 609 in 2025. This reduction reflects the positive impact of strengthened early warning systems and more coordinated responses to conflict risks by key stakeholders across the region. […]
Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update: March 08-14, 2026
This update highlights the prevalence of violence against women and girls in the Niger Delta and underscores the importance of socioeconomic empowerment in addressing the challenge. Recent cases across the region reveal a troubling pattern of assaults linked to domestic and criminal violence that particularly affect women and girls. Download:
Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update: March 01-07, 2026
This update highlights the rising wave of organized criminal violence in the Niger Delta, with a focus on kidnapping and gun-related attacks in Edo State. Recent reports indicate a pattern of abductions linked to lethal violence and the proliferation of arms, underscoring the urgent need to strengthen security responses across the State. Download:
