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 […]
Niger Delta Quarterly Conflict Tracker – Q2 2020
The Niger Delta peace and conflict landscape was relatively stable during the second quarter of 2020. There were no significant changes in the trends and patterns of conflict risk and violence during the period, compared to the first quarter of the year. There was an increase in incidents of conflict risk and a decrease in [...] Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update for July 19-25, 2020
This weekly update spotlights communal conflict in the Niger Delta with a focus on inter-communal clashes over land disputes in Cross River State. According to data (see map below), communal clashes over land disputes caused over 800 fatalities in Cross River State between January 2016 and June 2020. Recent incidents indicate a resurgence of communal [...] Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update for July 12-18, 2020
This weekly update highlights kidnapping in the Niger Delta with a focus on the evolving threat of kidnapping for ransom in Edo State. According to data (see map below), over 70 incidents of kidnapping were reported in Edo State between January 2016 and May 2020. Recent data indicates that incidents of kidnapping are becoming more […]
Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update for July 05-11, 2020
Description This weekly update highlights child trafficking in the Niger Delta with a focus on illegal breeding and selling of babies in Rivers State. According to data (see map below), over 25 child trafficking incidents were reported in Rivers State between January 2015 and May 2020. Recent incidents in the State indicate increasing ‘Commodification of […]
Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update for June 28 – July 04, 2020
This weekly update spotlights rising cases of sexual violence in the Niger Delta with a particular focus on rape and female child molestation in Akwa Ibom State. According to data (see map below), over 20 incidents of sexual violence including rape and child molestation were reported in Akwa Ibom State between January 2016 and May […]
