This weekly update spotlights communal conflict in the Niger Delta with a focus on rising tensions over land disputes and leadership tussles in Delta State. Clashes over land disputes and leadership tussles have been major causes of lethal violence and communal instability in Delta State. According to data (see map above), communal conflict caused over 200 fatalities in Delta State between January 2019 and June 2022. Recent incidents indicate rising communal tensions over escalation of land disputes and leadership tussles in the State. In August 2022, for instance, a youth leader was reportedly killed and three others wounded during a clash over a leadership tussle in Ufuoma town, Ughelli North LGA. In September, a passenger was reportedly shot dead and a community leader seriously injured during a clash between two rival factions over a leadership tussle in Igbide community, Isoko South LGA. Recently, on September 16, 2022, a middle-aged man was reportedly killed during renewed clashes over a boundary dispute between Aladja and Ogbe-Ijoh communities in Udu and Warri South-West LGAs respectively.
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