Southeast Nigeria has witnessed a steady rise in violent secessionism in the last two years. Fifty-two years after the horrendous Nigeria/Biafra civil war, resentments and agitations in the region...
The intensity of violence in Nigeria poses significant risks for school children. Several places of learning have turned to piles of ruin due to attacks by non-state armed groups. Instances are more...
Violence in Nigeria has created new security actors and concerns. Formal security agencies appear ineffectual in managing the scale of security challenges across the country. Various response by the...
In 2022, thousands of Nigerians continue to make their way out of the nation’s violent scenes. Places once home and sources of livelihood are either deserted, turned into piles of ruin or both. The...
In the last eighteen months, many Nigerian states have witnessed a spike in terror. Attacks have become frequent, with hundreds of deaths and kidnap victims. In 2021, tracked data from the Nextier...
In response to the increasing violence perpetrated by criminal gangs, particularly the unknown gunmen (UGM), across Anambra State, the state government declared a dusk to dawn curfew in eight local...
Millions of Nigeria’s conflict-impacted populations seek refuge in overburdened displacement camps. Others are found in often hostile host communities. The new reality has created new sub-populations...
Peace in many Nigerian rural communities is sparse. Old and emerging wars threaten the continued existence of many residents and their access to livelihood sources. While many have remained in the...
Nigeria’s fragility is worsening. Rural communities appear to be at the mercy of gunmen. Also, the propensity of violence in urban and suburban areas has spiked with peace and safety increasingly...
Many Nigerian farmers are faced with recurrent terror and climate change. Rising violent conflicts limit access to farmlands, destroy farms, and disrupt agricultural activities. Similarly, several...