Weekly Conflict Reports

 This weekly update spotlights criminal violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on violent separatist agitation and criminal insurgency in Imo State. According to data (see map below), separatist agitation and counter-insurgent violence caused over 400 fatalities in Imo State between January 2019 and December 2021. Recent data shows a rise in violent separatist…

This weekly update spotlights lethal violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on homicidal violence and targeted killings in Abia State. According to data (see map below), targeted violence and homicide caused more than 210 fatalities in Abia State between January 2018 and December 2021. Recent incidents indicate a resurgence of homicidal violence and…

This weekly update spotlights the growing threat of vigilantism and mob justice in the Niger Delta with a focus on mob violence in Delta State. According to data (see map below), vigilantism and mob violence caused more than 130 fatalities in Delta State between January 2018 and December 2021. Recent incidents indicate an upsurge in…

This weekly update highlights gang violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on cult and gang related killings in Bayelsa State. According to data (see map below), more than 200 cult and gang related fatalities were reported in Bayelsa State between January 2018 and December 2021. Recent incidents indicate a resurgence of cult and…

  This edition of the weekly update highlights violent criminality in the Niger Delta with a focus on the growing threat of gun violence in Akwa Ibom State. According to data (see map below), more than 130 gun related fatalities were reported in Akwa Ibom State between January 2018 and December 2021. Recent incidents indicate…