Niger Delta Weekly Update for August 08-14, 2021
This edition of the weekly update spotlights homicidal violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on killings for human body parts in Delta State. Murder for human body parts is increasingly becoming prevalent in Delta State. According to data (see map below), at least 50 incidents of killing for human body parts were reported [...] Niger Delta Weekly Update for August 01-07, 2021
This edition of the weekly update highlights lethal violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on the rising wave of homicidal violence and targeted killings in Imo State. According to data (see map below), homicidal violence and targeted killings caused at least 200 fatalities in Imo State between June 2018 and June 2021. Current [...] Niger Delta Weekly Update for July 25-31, 2021
This edition of the weekly update spotlights violent criminality in the Niger Delta with a focus on sea robbery and kidnapping in Rivers State. There has been an increase in reported incidents of kidnapping and robbery at sea in Rivers State since 2018.
Niger Delta Weekly Update for July 18-24, 2021
This edition of the weekly update spotlights armed robbery in the Niger Delta with a focus on bank robbery in Ondo State. Armed robbery – including coordinated lethal attacks and burgling of commercial banks – is increasingly becoming a recurring security threat in Ondo State.
Niger Delta Weekly Update for July 11-17, 2021
This special edition of the weekly update spotlights human trafficking in the Niger Delta. According to data (see map below), more than 200 human trafficking incidents were reported in the Niger Delta between 2018 and 2020. Recent incidents indicate the growing prevalence of human trafficking in the Niger Delta, including illegal breeding, kidnapping and sale [...] Niger Delta Weekly Update for July 04-10, 2021
This special edition of the weekly update highlights drug abuse and addiction in the Niger Delta with a focus on illicit drug trafficking and abuse in Edo State. According to data (see map below), more than 25% of reported incidents of illicit drug trafficking in the Niger Delta between 2018 and 2020, occurred in Edo [...] Niger Delta Weekly Update for June 27 – July 03, 2021
This edition of the weekly update spotlights gang violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on cult and gang related killings in Akwa Ibom State. According to data (see map below), over 90 cult and gang related fatalities were reported in Akwa Ibom State between 2018 and 2020. Recent incidents indicate an upsurge in [...] Niger Delta Weekly Update for June 20-26, 2021
This edition of the weekly update spotlights insecurity in the Niger Delta with a focus on criminal violence in Ondo State. According to data (see map below), violent criminality caused more than 150 fatalities in Ondo State between 2018 and 2020. Recent data shows an upsurge in incidents of armed robbery and kidnapping for ransom [...] Niger Delta Weekly Update for June 13 -19, 2021
This edition of the weekly update spotlights the herder-farmer conflict in the Niger Delta with a focus on the criminal dimensions of the conflict in Edo State. According to data (see map below), the farmer-herder conflict caused over 60 fatalities in Edo State between 2018 and 2020. Recently, communal tensions escalated following a resurgence of [...] Niger Delta Weekly Update for June 06 – 12, 2021
This edition of the weekly update highlights the rising wave of criminal insurgency in the Niger Delta with a focus on the resurgence of targeted attacks on security facilities in Delta State. According to data (see map below), targeted violence against the police and other security agencies caused over 85 fatalities in Delta State [...] 