Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update: September 01-07, 2024
This weekly update spotlights organized criminal violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on cult gang related violence and killings in Bayelsa State. Gang violence is a major security issue in the State, mainly driven by struggle for supremacy and territorial control among rival cult gangs as well as general criminality. According to data [...] Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update: August 25-31, 2024
This weekly update spotlights organized criminal violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on kidnap for ransom in Akwa Ibom State. Kidnapping is a prevailing security threat in the State. According to data (see map above), more than 50 kidnapping incidents and over 25 related fatalities were reported in Akwa Ibom State between January [...] Niger Delta Quarterly Conflict Tracker: 2024 Q2
Nigeria’s Niger Delta region was relatively stable and peaceful in the second quarter (Q2) of 2024. Data shows an improvement in the overall peace and security situation compared to the first quarter (Q1) of the year (see page 2). Lethal violence decreased by 8.82%, from 204 conflict fatalities in Q1 to 186 in Q2 of [...] Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update: August 18-24, 2024
This special edition of the weekly update spotlights emerging threats to public health and human security in the Niger Delta with a focus on Monkeypox outbreak in the region. Monkeypox (Mpox) is a viral zoonotic infectious disease caused by a highly contagious Monkeypox virus. It can be transmitted through direct contact with infected persons, contaminated [...] Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update: August 11-17, 2024
This special edition of the weekly update spotlights the proliferation of arms and ammunition in the Niger Delta with a focus on the illegal procurement and trafficking of small arms and light weapons (SALW) in the region. According to data (see map above), more than 200 incidents of illegal arms trafficking were reported in the […]
Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update: August 04-10, 2024
This special edition of the weekly update spotlights the ongoing mass protest in Nigeria with a focus on the Niger Delta region. Since the 1st of August 2024, thousands of residents, mostly youths, have taken to the streets to protest economic hardship caused by rising inflation across the country. The protest which started as a [...] Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update: July 28 – August 03, 2024
This weekly update spotlights organized criminal violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on criminal insurgency and targeted killings in Imo and Abia States. Criminal insurgency, characterized by targeted violence against government security personnel and civilian residents by separatist militias and criminal gangs, is a prevailing security issue in Imo and Abia States. According [...] Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update: July 21-27, 2024
This weekly update spotlights organized criminality in the Niger Delta with a focus on rising political tensions and criminal violence in Edo State. Historically, elections in Edo State are high stake affairs, highly competitive and often characterized by lethal violence. According to data (see map above), political and criminal violence, including clashes between cult gangs, [...] Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update: July 14-20, 2024
This weekly update spotlights organized crime in the Niger Delta with a focus on gang violence and criminality in Rivers State. According to data (see map above), organized criminal violence, including clashes between cult gangs, caused over 300 fatalities in Rivers State between January 2020 and May 2024. Recent data shows the prevalence of organized [...] Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update: July 07-13, 2024
This weekly update spotlights organized criminality in the Niger Delta with a focus on criminal violence and targeted killings in Imo State. Criminal violence including targeted killings by criminal gangs and separatist militias has been a major driver of insecurity in the State. According to data (see map above), criminal violence caused over 650 fatalities [...] 