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 [...]
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 [...]
This weekly update spotlights lethal violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on the growing threat of gun related violence in Cross River State. According to data (see map below), gun violence caused over 150 fatalities in Cross River State between January 2018 and March 2022. Recent incidents indicate a rise in gun violence [...]
This weekly update highlights organized criminality in the Niger Delta with a focus on organized criminal violence and targeted killings in Imo State. According to data (see map below), organized criminal violence caused over 200 fatalities in Imo State between January 2019 and April 2022. Recent data shows the prevalence of criminal violence in the [...]
Sustainable peace and security remains a major challenge in the Niger Delta region. Data shows that there were no significant changes in the levels of conflict risk and lethal violence in the Niger Delta during the first quarter of 2022, compared to the fourth quarter of 2021 (See page 2). According to data uploaded to [...]
This weekly update spotlights organized criminality in the Niger Delta with a focus on criminal violence in Bayelsa State. According to data (see map below), criminal violence caused over 250 fatalities in Bayelsa State between January 2019 and April 2022. Recent incidents indicate a rise in violent criminality in the State, including kidnapping for ransom [...]
This weekly update spotlights lethal violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on gun violence and targeted killings in Ondo State. According to data (see map below), gun related violence and targeted killings caused more than 100 fatalities in Ondo State between January 2019 and April 2022. Recent incidents indicate an increase in gun [...]
This weekly update spotlights electoral violence in the Niger Delta. Elections in the Niger Delta are high stake affairs, often characterized by violence. According to data (see map below), over 240 incidents of electoral violence were reported in the region between January 2019 and April 2022, including more than 150 related fatalities. In the lead-up [...]
This weekly update spotlights insurgency and counter-insurgent violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on a resurgence of criminal insurgency in Abia and Imo State. According to data (see map below), criminal insurgency including targeted violence against government security person-nel caused over 300 fatalities in Abia and Imo State between January 2020 and March [...]
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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 [...] 