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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
This weekly update highlights cult violence in the Niger Delta with a particular focus on violent clashes between rival cult gangs in Bayelsa State. Recent data indicates an increase in violent clashes and supremacy battles among rival cult gangs in the state. According to data (see map below), over 130 cult related fatalities were reported…