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Tinubu will inherit a deeply polarised country struggling with growing lawlessness and a security sector beset by many problems, including resource limitations, poor performance…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB277909
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Although many recent jihadist attacks have occurred in border regions with Niger (to the north of Borno State) or Cameroon (to the east of Borno and neighbouring Adamawa State)…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259995
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NIGERIA: Airstrikes against bandits may backfire
This marks the highest-ranking combat casualty suffered by the Nigerian army to date and is part of a series of recent ISWAP attacks as the group transitions into another fighting…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB266056
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The warnings reflect fears arising from the July 2022 jihadist assault on a prison in Kuje, an Abuja suburb. The threat is illustrative of more recent evolutions in Nigeria’s…
NIGERIA: Academy attack heralds intensifying violence
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES263717
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A wave of prison breaks has added to the country’s broader security problems. Since late 2020, criminal gangs and extremist groups have carried out at least nine successful…
NIGERIA: Rising banditry portends insurgency
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES264848
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This marks the most recent incident in mounting conflict this year between security forces and separatist forces, as well as broader violence against civilians. The conflict has…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265930
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NIGERIA: State communications shutdown may backfire