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This weekly update spotlights communal conflict in the Niger Delta with a focus on inter-communal clashes over land disputes in Delta State. According to data (see map below), inter-communal conflict over land ownership and boundary disputes caused over 300 fatalities in Delta State between January 2016 and August 2020. Recently, communal tensions escalated following aRead more

DESCRIPTION This special edition of the weekly update highlights spiraling protests against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police over allegations of heavy-handedness including unlawful arrests, torture and extrajudicial killings across the country, with a focus on clashes between the police and protesters in the Niger Delta. The ‘EndSARS’ protests were reportedly triggeredRead more

DESCRIPTION This weekly update spotlights ritualistic crimes in the Niger Delta with a focus on ritual-related killings in Delta State. According to data (see map below), over 55 incidents of ritual-related killings were reported in Delta State between January 2016 and July 2020. Recent data shows a rise in ritual killings in the State, driven,Read more

DESCRIPTION This weekly update highlights political violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on election-related violence in Ondo State. According to data (see map below), over 65 incidents of election-related violence were reported in Ondo State between January 2016 and July 2020, including more than 25 incidents of electoral violence during the 2016 governorshipRead more

DESCRIPTION This weekly update spotlights sexual violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on child sexual abuse in Rivers State. According to data (see map below), over 160 incidents of sexual violence, including more than 80 incidents of child sexual abuse, were reported in Rivers State between January 2016 and July 2020. Recent dataRead more

There has been a decrease in conflict risk and lethal violence in the Niger Delta since Q4 2017, and the trend continues in Q1 2018 (See page 2). The conflict landscape remained largely unchanged in the first quarter of 2018, compared to the fourth quarter of 2017. According to data (www.p4p-nigerdelta.org), criminality, communal clashes andRead more