A 2024 UNICEF finding reported that only 37% of schools across 10 conflict-affected Nigerian states had early warning systems to detect threats.
January 01, 2024
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statistical
Baseline statistic on prevalence of school early warning systems in conflict-affected Nigerian states.
An estimated 50,000 Christians have been killed in religious violence in Nigeria since 2009.
January 01, 2009
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temporal
Reported cumulative estimate of fatalities among Christians in Nigeria attributed to religiously motivated violence beginning in 2009.
Gangs of bandits in Nigeria commonly target schools, travelers, and remote villages in kidnappings carried out for ransom.
high
contextual
Describes recurring criminal modus operandi observed in parts of Nigeria.
Nigeria's central region has experienced persistent violence driven by clashes between local herders and farmers over limited access to land and water.
high
contextual
Longstanding resource-based conflicts in central Nigeria involving competition for land and water.
Clashes between herders and farmers in some parts of Nigeria have taken on a religious dimension, contributing to militias that align broadly with primarily Muslim herders or farmers from Christian communities.
medium
contextual
Resource conflicts in Nigeria have, in places, overlapped with religious identity and militia formation.
Nigeria's northern region frequently experiences attacks by Boko Haram, an armed group that is affiliated with the Islamic State.
high
contextual
Boko Haram is an Islamist extremist group active in Nigeria's north and linked to the Islamic State network.
School kidnappings have become a defining aspect of insecurity in Nigeria, with armed gangs often treating schools as strategic targets to attract attention.
high
descriptive
General pattern of targeting schools within broader insecurity in Nigeria.
Violent attacks in Nigeria have affected both Christian and Muslim communities rather than exclusively targeting a single religious group.
high
descriptive
Statement about the religious composition of victims of violent attacks in Nigeria.