Between May and June 2023, Nigeria recorded many social, political and economic changes. On May 29 2023, Ahmed Bola Tinubu was sworn in as the 16th president of Nigeria. Upon resumption, the president announced the removal of the petroleum subsidy. Mixed reactions trailed this announcement. While certain arguments claim that Nigeria lacks the resources to maintain the subsidy regime, others contend that the removal will worsen the precarious economic condition of Nigerians. Beyond these policy changes, the new administration inherited a dire security challenge. For instance, banditry is a problem in the North West. The North Central and North East regions are battling terrorism, farmer-herder conflicts and banditry. Communal conflict, Farmer-herder conflict, kidnapping, and cult-related violence are recorded in the South West and South-South. The South East faces violent secessionist struggles, communal clashes and farmer-herder crises. While the administration’s strategy for combating insecurity is still unfolding, a major step to rejigging the security architecture of Nigeria was the president’s appointment of new service chiefs.
This edition of the Nigeria Violent Conflict Bi-Monthly report captured the country’s security situation between May and June 2023 from the lens of the most prevalent crisis types in the country.
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