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June 10, 2020

Nigeria
Massacre in Northern Nigeria Involves Cattle Rustling, Jihadis, and Vigilantes

According to Nigerian and international media, at least eighty-one people were killed in Gubio LGA. Seven were kidnapped, and hundreds of cattle stolen. Some think it was ISWA.

A heard of mostly dark brown cattle run across an open field of mostly light brown grass with streaks of green. A small river runs nearby, and the landscape into the distance is dotted with green trees with large, round crowns. The landscape is flat.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

June 8, 2020

Nigeria
Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: May 30–June 5

This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from May 30 to June 5, 2020.

Map of Nigeria shaded in red to reflect Nigeria Security Tracker-documented deaths per state. Borno state, the northeastern-most state, is dark red, while the rest of the country are shades of pink.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

December 9, 2019

Nigeria
Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: November 30–December 6

This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from November 30 to December 6, 2019.

Map of Nigeria shaded to reflect NST-documented deaths per state.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

June 5, 2020

Local and Traditional Leadership
In Bayelsa, Nigerian Government Response to COVID-19 Falls Short of Promises

In a recent editorial, Ereku argued that the COVID-19 pandemic showed how "grossly inadequate" all levels of government were at addressing the needs of rural people. He is writing from Yenagoa in Bayelsa state.

A picture of a road running through Swali market, likely taken from an overlook. The road is lined with solid-colored, large umbrellas. People are on the road. The market appears to be made of small shacks mostly creating one large, single-story, structure. In the distance to the right is the river. The sky is gray.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

May 5, 2016

Nigeria
What Makes Boko Haram Run?

The terror group Boko Haram is diminished but far from vanquished in Nigeria, and it appears to be expanding its regional reach, writes CFR’s John Campbell. 

Expert Brief by John Campbell