This edition of the weekly update spotlights the herder-farmer conflict in the Niger Delta with a focus on the criminal dimensions of the conflict in Edo State. According to data (see map below), the farmer-herder conflict caused over 60 fatalities in Edo State between 2018 and 2020. Recently, communal tensions escalated following a resurgence of…
This edition of the weekly update highlights the rising wave of criminal insurgency in the Niger Delta with a focus on the resurgence of targeted attacks on security facilities in Delta State. According to data (see map below), targeted violence against the police and other security agencies caused over 85 fatalities in Delta State…
This edition of the weekly update spotlights targeted killings in the Niger Delta with a focus on the growing wave of assassinations in Imo State. According to data (see map below), targeted killings and homicidal violence caused over 85 fatalities in Imo State between 2018 and 2020. Recent incidents indicate an increase in assassinations and…
This edition of the weekly update spotlights vandalism of government facilities in the South-East and South-South regions of Nigeria with a focus on targeted attacks on offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the Niger Delta. According to data (see map below), more than 16 offices of the electoral commission were reportedly attacked…
This edition of the weekly update spotlights vigilantism and mob justice in the Niger Delta with a focus on mob violence in Delta State. Accord-ing to data (see map below), vigilantism and mob violence caused over 75 fatalities in Delta State between January 2018 and December 2020. Recent incidents indicate the prevalence of mob violence…
