A trend analysis of the terrorist attacks targeted against the police in Nigeria

24th April 2025Dr Usman Ojedokun, Criminologist, University of Ibadan

Terrorist attacks targeting police officers in Nigeria resulted in the deaths of more than 900 officers between 2009 and 2022; Dr Usman A. Ojedokun, a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at Nigeria’s University of Ibadan, looks at the statistics behind the attacks, the groups carrying them out, the weapons they use, and the lessons to learn from the current trends.

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A trend analysis of the terrorist attacks targeted against the police in Nigeria

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