Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update for October 11-17, 2020
DESCRIPTION This special edition of the weekly update highlights spiraling protests against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police over allegations of heavy-handedness including unlawful arrests, torture and extrajudicial killings across the country, with a focus on clashes between the police and protesters in the Niger Delta. The ‘EndSARS’ protests were reportedly triggered [...] Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update for October 04-10, 2020
DESCRIPTION This weekly update spotlights ritualistic crimes in the Niger Delta with a focus on ritual-related killings in Delta State. According to data (see map below), over 55 incidents of ritual-related killings were reported in Delta State between January 2016 and July 2020. Recent data shows a rise in ritual killings in the State, driven, [...] Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update for September 20-26, 2020
DESCRIPTION This weekly update highlights political violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on election-related violence in Ondo State. According to data (see map below), over 65 incidents of election-related violence were reported in Ondo State between January 2016 and July 2020, including more than 25 incidents of electoral violence during the 2016 governorship [...] Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update for September 13-19, 2020
DESCRIPTION This weekly update spotlights sexual violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on child sexual abuse in Rivers State. According to data (see map below), over 160 incidents of sexual violence, including more than 80 incidents of child sexual abuse, were reported in Rivers State between January 2016 and July 2020. Recent data [...] Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update for September 06-12, 2020
This weekly update spotlights kidnapping in the Niger Delta with a focus on kidnapping for ransom in Abia State. According to data (see map below), over 50 incidents of kidnapping, including more than 25 related fatalities, were reported in Abia State between January 2016 and July 2020. Recent data indicates a rise in kidnapping incidents […]
Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update for August 30 – September 05, 2020
This weekly update highlights political violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on rising political tensions in Edo State. According to data (see map below), over 80 incidents of political violence were reported in Edo State between January 2016 and July 2020, including over 30 incidents of violence during the 2016 off-cycle gubernatorial election […]
Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update for August 23-29, 2020
This weekly update highlights cult violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on the resurgence of cult related killings in Rivers State. According to data (see map below), over 700 cult related fatalities were reported in Rivers State between June 2016 and June 2020. After a few months of relative decrease in reported incidents […]
Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update for August 16-22, 2020
This weekly update highlights sexual violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on the sexual abuse of children in Ondo State. According to data (see map below), over 90 incidents of sexual violence were reported in Ondo State between January 2015 and June 2020. Recent data shows an increase in incidents of child sexual […]
Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update for August 09-15, 2020
This weekly update spotlights gang violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on cult and gang related killings in Delta State. According to data (see map below), over 140 cult and gang related fatalities were reported in Delta State between January 2016 and June 2020. Recent reports indicate an increase in cult and gang […]
Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update for August 02-08, 2020
Description This weekly update highlights mob justice in the Niger Delta with a focus on vigilantism and mob violence in Imo State. According to data (see map below), vigilantism and mob violence caused over 45 reported fatalities in Imo State between January 2016 and June 2020. Recent data indicates an increase in reported incidents of […]
