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This weekly update spotlights human rights violations in the Niger Delta with a focus on human rights violations and extra-judicial killings by public security forces in Abia State. According to data (see map above), abuses by public security forces caused over 60 fatalities in Abia State between January 2019 and September 2022. Recent data indicateRead more

This weekly update spotlights gender–based violence (GBV) in the Niger Delta with a focus on violence against women and girls (VAWG) in Ondo State. According to data (see map above), more than 80 incidents of VAWG were reported in Ondo State between January 2019 and September 2022. Recent incidents indicate an upsurge of violence againstRead more

This weekly update spotlights organized criminality in the Niger Delta with a focus on criminal violence in Rivers State. According to data (see map above), criminal violence caused over 200 fatalities in Rivers State between January 2020 and September 2022. Recent data shows that criminal violence including kidnapping, cult clashes and vigilante related violence isRead more

This weekly update highlights illicit drug trafficking and abuse in the Niger Delta. According to data (see map above), more than 60 incidents of illicit drug trafficking and abuse were reported in the Niger Delta between January 2019 and September 2022. Recent data shows the prevalence of illicit drug production and trafficking in the region.Read more

This weekly update spotlights criminal insurgency in the Niger Delta with a focus on targeted violence against government security forces in Abia and Imo States. According to data (see map above), criminal insurgency including targeted attacks on government security personnel and facilities caused over 500 fatalities in Abia and Imo States between January 2020 andRead more

This special edition of the weekly update highlights emerging threats to public health in the Niger Delta with a focus on the potential outbreak of cholera as a result of widespread flooding. The recent flooding has caused widespread contamination of water sources in the Niger Delta. Accordingly, this has increased the risk of outbreak ofRead more

This special edition of the weekly update spotlights natural disasters in Nigeria with a focus on flooding in the Niger Delta. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) reported that about 30 states in Nigeria are currently affected by severe flooding. According to NEMA, over 500 persons have been killed, more than 790,000 others displaced, overRead more

This weekly update spotlights communal conflict in the Niger Delta with a focus on rising tensions over leadership tussles and land disputes Delta State. Clashes over land disputes and leadership tussles has been major causes of lethal violence and communal instability in Delta State. According to data (see map below), communal conflict caused over 200Read more

This edition of the weekly update highlights criminal violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on kidnapping for ransom in Ondo State. According to data (see map below), more than 80 kidnapping incidents and over 20 related fatalities were reported in Ondo State between January 2019 and June 2022. Recent incidents indicate a resurgenceRead more

This special edition of the weekly update spotlights criminal violence in the Niger Delta. Criminal violence including kidnapping, ritual killing, robbery, and clashes between cult gangs is a major driver of insecurity in the region. According to data (see map below), criminal violence caused over a thousand fatalities in the Niger Delta between January 2020Read more