Niger Delta Weekly Update for October 24-30, 2021

This special edition of the weekly update spotlights the growing threat of kidnapping for ransom in the Niger Delta with a focus on targeted kidnapping of students and educators in Cross River State. According to data (see map below), more than 35 incidents of kidnapping for ransom were reported in Cross Rivers State between January [...]

Niger Delta Weekly Update for October 17-23, 2021

This edition of the weekly update spotlights the herder-farmer conflict in the Niger Delta with a focus on the resurgence of clashes between farmers and herders in Rivers State. According to data (see map below), resource conflicts caused more than 100 fatalities in Rivers State between January 2018 and September 2021. Recent incidents indicate a [...]

Niger Delta Weekly Update for October 10-16, 2021

This edition of the weekly update spotlights violent criminality in the Niger Delta with a focus on the growing threat of kidnapping for ransom in Akwa Ibom State. According to data (see map below), more than 25 kidnapping incidents and over 20 fatalities were reported in Akwa Ibom State between January 2018 and June 2021. [...]

Niger Delta Weekly Update for October 03-09, 2021

  This edition of the weekly update spotlights violent agitation in the Niger Delta with a focus on violent separatist agitation in Imo State. Accord-ing to data (see map below), separatist agitation and targeted violence caused over 220 fatalities in Imo State between January 2019 and June 2021. Latest incidents indicate an increase in targeted [...]

Niger Delta Weekly Update for September 26 – October 02, 2021

  This special edition of the weekly update spotlights forced displacement in the Niger Delta with a focus on the humanitarian challenges of refu-gees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Cross River State. According to data (see map below), more than 130 persons were reportedly displaced by violent conflict in Cross River State between January [...]

Niger Delta Weekly Update for September 19-25, 2021

  This special edition of the weekly update spotlights illegal arms production and trafficking in the Niger Delta with a focus on the proliferation of illicit small arms and light weapons (SALW) in Abia State. According to data (see map below), more than 28% of reported incidents of illicit arms trafficking in the Niger Delta, [...]

Niger Delta Weekly Update for September 12-18, 2021

  This special edition of the weekly update spotlights drug abuse in the Niger Delta with a focus on illicit drug peddling and abuse in Delta State. According to data (see map below), 14% of reported incidents of illicit drug production, trafficking and abuse in the Niger Delta between Janu-ary 2018 and June 2021, occurred [...]

Niger Delta Weekly Update for September 05-11, 2021

  This edition of the weekly update spotlights organized crime in the Niger Delta with a focus on kidnapping for ransom in Bayelsa State. Recent data indicates an increase in incidents of kidnapping for ransom in Bayelsa State. According to data (see map below), more than 70 incidents of kidnapping were reported in the State [...]

Niger Delta Weekly Update for August 29 – September 04, 2021

This weekly update spotlights gang violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on cult and gang related killings in Rivers State. According to data (see map below), over 500 cult and gang related fatalities were reported in Rivers State between January 2018 and June 2021. Recent data shows a resurgence of cult and gang [...]

Niger Delta Quarterly Conflict Tracker – 2021 Q2

There were significant changes in the dynamics of peace and conflict in the Niger Delta during the second quarter of 2021, compared to the first quarter of the year (See page 2). These changes include an increase in lethal violence and conflict fatalities, driven by the outbreak of additional conflict issues and the emergence of [...]

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