This weekly update highlights gang violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on cult and gang related killings in Akwa Ibom State. According to data (see map above), cult and gang related violence caused over 100 fatalities in Akwa Ibom State between January 2021 and March 2023. Latest incidents indicate a resurgence of cult…
This weekly update spotlights communal conflict in the Niger Delta with a focus on rising tensions over land disputes in Delta State. Land and boundary disputes have been major causes of lethal violence and communal instability in Delta State. According to data (see map above), communal conflict caused over 150 fatalities in Delta State between…
This weekly update spotlights organized criminality in the Niger Delta with a focus on the resurgence of criminal insurgency and gun violence in Imo State. Criminal insurgency – insurgency perverted by criminal violence – has become a major driver of insecurity in Imo State over the years. According to data (see map above), criminal insurgency,…
This weekly update spotlights the growing threat of mob violence and extrajudicial killings in the Niger Delta. According to data (see map above), mob violence caused more than 400 fatalities in the Niger Delta between January 2020 and December 2022. Recent incidents indicate the growing prevalence of mob violence and extrajudicial killings in the region,…
This edition of the weekly update spotlights the herder-farmer conflict in the Niger Delta with a focus on the criminal aspects of the conflict in Ondo State. According to data (see map above), the herder-farmer conflict caused over 100 fatalities in Ondo State between January 2020 and December 2022. Recent incidents indicate a rise in…
This edition of the weekly update spotlights organized criminality in the Niger Delta with a focus on targeted criminal violence and killings in Abia State. According to data (see map above), organized criminal violence including targeted attacks on government security forces as well as counter-insurgent violence caused over 200 fatalities in Abia State between January…
This special edition of the weekly update spotlights inter-communal conflicts in the Niger Delta with a focus on the herder-farmer conflict in the region. According to data (see map above), the herder-farmer conflict caused more than 400 fatalities in the Niger Delta between January 2020 and February 2023. Recent incidents indicate a resurgence of clashes…
This weekly update spotlights election violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on the risk of post-election violence in the aſtermath of the 2023 general elections. According to data (see map above), over 400 incidents of election related violence and more than 200 fatalities were reported in the Niger Delta between February 2019 and…
This special edition of the weekly update spotlights election violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on the application of Early Warning and Early Response (EWER) systems to prevent and mitigate electoral violence in the region. Historically, elections in the Niger Delta are high stake affairs, highly competitive, and oſten characterized by violence. According…
This weekly update spotlights political and election violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on the risk of electoral violence during the upcoming governorship and State Assembly elections in the region. According to data (see map above), over 180 incidents of election-related violence were reported in the Niger Delta between January 2019 and December…