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  This weekly update highlights communal conflict in the Niger Delta with a focus on communal conflict over indigenous land ownership in Edo State. Conflict over indigenous land ownership between the Bini, Itsekiri and Ijaw ethnic groups has been a major cause of lethal violence and communal instability in Edo State. According to data (seeRead more

This edition of the weekly update spotlights homicidal violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on killings for human body parts in Delta State. Murder for human body parts is increasingly becoming prevalent in Delta State. According to data (see map below), at least 50 incidents of killing for human body parts were reportedRead more

This edition of the weekly update highlights lethal violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on the rising wave of homicidal violence and targeted killings in Imo State. According to data (see map below), homicidal violence and targeted killings caused at least 200 fatalities in Imo State between June 2018 and June 2021. CurrentRead more

This edition of the weekly update spotlights violent criminality in the Niger Delta with a focus on sea robbery and kidnapping in Rivers State. There has been an increase in reported incidents of kidnapping and robbery at sea in Rivers State since 2018. According to data (see map below), over 100 incidents of sea robberyRead more

This edition of the weekly update spotlights armed robbery in the Niger Delta with a focus on bank robbery in Ondo State. Armed robbery – including coordinated lethal attacks and burgling of commercial banks – is increasingly becoming a recurring security threat in Ondo State. According to data (see map below), over 25 incidents ofRead more

This special edition of the weekly update spotlights human trafficking in the Niger Delta. According to data (see map below), more than 200 human trafficking incidents were reported in the Niger Delta between 2018 and 2020. Recent incidents indicate the growing prevalence of human trafficking in the Niger Delta, including illegal breeding, kidnapping and saleRead more

This special edition of the weekly update highlights drug abuse and addiction in the Niger Delta with a focus on illicit drug trafficking and abuse in Edo State. According to data (see map below), more than 25% of reported incidents of illicit drug trafficking in the Niger Delta between 2018 and 2020, occurred in EdoRead more

This edition of the weekly update spotlights gang violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on cult and gang related killings in Akwa Ibom State. According to data (see map below), over 90 cult and gang related fatalities were reported in Akwa Ibom State between 2018 and 2020. Recent incidents indicate an upsurge inRead more

This edition of the weekly update spotlights insecurity in the Niger Delta with a focus on criminal violence in Ondo State. According to data (see map below), violent criminality caused more than 150 fatalities in Ondo State between 2018 and 2020. Recent data shows an upsurge in incidents of armed robbery and kidnapping for ransomRead more

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 ofRead more