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₦3 trillion allocated to security in 2025, yet violence surges in Benue and Zamfara, is Nigeria’s security strategy failing? Malik Samuel puts it plainly: “It’s not just about the amount allocated, it’s about the disconnect.” Yes, Nigeria keeps increasing its security budget, but

Malik Samuel Where’s the biggest gap between data, decisions, and real impact on people’s lives? Dengiyefa Angalapu: It’s not just about data or decisions, it’s about how we define the problem. From terrorism in the North to farmer-herder clashes, Nigeria’s insecurity isn’t driven by one cause.

Malik Samuel To address insecurity we must first Change how we define security. Security should be about public trust and not only about patrols. Also, the approach to security must start from the budget. The budget should be designed to prioritise intelligence sharing. Community

Malik Samuel Accountability mechanisms should be fully integrated and normalized within the security sector to ensure transparency and build public trust.

ISWAP's share of global ISIS activity has continued to rise, accounting for 31% of all ISIS attacks and 17% of casualties in the first half of 2024 compared to 38% of all ISIS attacks and 27% of casualties in the first half of 2025. gga.org/iswaps-emergen…

As part of its commitment to advancing security reform through evidence-based research, strategic dialogue, & stakeholder engagement, GGA Nigeria 🇳🇬 is set to host critical hybrid panel event titled: “Reckoning with Resurgence: Rethinking Responses to ISWAP’s Evolving Threat.”

Join us on 22 July for the launch of GGA GGA Nigeria 🇳🇬's new report on ISWAP’s resurgence, followed by a panel discussion, “Reckoning with Resurgence: Rethinking Responses to ISWAP’s Evolving Threat.” Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/c572abfa…

Speaking ahead of the event, Malik Samuel, GGA-Nigeria’s lead researcher on conflict, peace, and security, emphasised the urgency of addressing ISWAP’s expanding threat. guardian.ng/news/gga-niger…

ISWAP’s Farouk Wilayah has prohibited civilian farming across a stretch of land from Jakana in Borno State to Gujba in Yobe, approximately 2 kilometres off the Maiduguri–Damaturu highway. Farmers said the group began chasing them away on 9 July.

.servant of Allah, adviser to Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, joins GGA GGA Nigeria 🇳🇬 panel: “Reckoning with Resurgence: Rethinking Responses to ISWAP’s Evolving Threat”. Don’t miss his strategic insight on 22 July at 11am WAT. Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/c572abfa…

How can we truly rethink our responses to ISWAP's evolving threat? Join Malik Samuel, an expert in conflict research and investigative journalism, as he moderates a crucial webinar designed to address this very question. Armed with qualifications in conflict, peace, and security,

CLARIFICATION: Civilians are only allowed to farm within 2km of the highway. Anything beyond is off-limits. This is the reality in conflict zones, where insecurity shrinks farmland, worsens food insecurity, and deepens humanitarian crises.

Another masterpiece from ⁦@vincentfoucher.bsky.social⁩ “The surge in jihadist activity that began in April 2025 in the Lake Chad Basin owes almost exclusively to, and was initiated by, ISWAP – the faction aligned with the Islamic State.” ispionline.it/en/publication…

How do we build peace under insurgent rule? Join GGA GGA Nigeria 🇳🇬 next Tuesday, 22 July, to hear from our panelist, DanHassan, a peacebuilding expert. Click here to register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/c572abfa… #DDR #ISWAPReportLaunch #LakeChadBasi

The video of ISWAP executing civilians is both horrific and barbaric. It’s meant to scare civilian populations from cooperating with security forces by providing information. It also means that security agencies are doing something right, maybe putting ISWAP under pressure.

This project by Dataphyte is a fantastic addition to Nigeria’s peace and security landscape, more so given the focus on different aspects of conflict data, which I think there is currently a dearth of. Congrats, Dataphyte, for this initiative.

ISIS reshared this video of ISWAP’s 2019 attack on the Baga Naval Base. I still remember vividly how I shouted and my knees almost gave in seeing my childhood friend and classmate in the video, later executed. A daily reminder of the sacrifices of our brave military.

ISIS reshared this video of ISWAP’s 2019 attack on the Baga Naval Base. I still remember vividly how I shouted and my knees almost gave in seeing my childhood friend and classmate in the video, later executed. A daily reminder of the sacrifices of our brave military.

Malik Samuel May the Souls of our Fallen Heroes Rest In Peace, Ameen. No amount of enemy propaganda campaign, influence Ops or info warfare will detter the AFN from its objective of wiping them out and restoring peace to the Fatherland. They will face the inescapable Justice com8ng their way.